AA971 LAX → DFW

American Airlines · Los Angeles, CA to Dallas/Fort Worth, TX · 115 flights observed, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · 1,235 mi

AA971 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for LAX → DFW, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
88%
Median delay
-15 min
90th percentile
+24 min
Cancellation rate
1%

How often is AA971 on time?

Across 115 flights on LAX → DFW from 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30, AA971 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 88% of the time. The median arrival delay was -15 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +24 min or later. 1% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

Arrival delay for completed flights (excludes cancellations and diversions).

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time9888%
16-30 min54%
31-60 min76%
61-120 min22%
2+ hrs00%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-071788%-3 min
2025-082889%-12 min
2025-092100%-29 min
2026-042391%-14 min
2026-052688%-5 min
2026-061675%-2 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon2085%
Tue2273%
Wed11100%
Thu10100%
Fri2095%
Sat2080%
Sun9100%

Based on US Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data. Loading live conditions and full charts…