AA981 DFW → MCO

American Airlines · Dallas/Fort Worth, TX to Orlando, FL · 36 flights observed, 2026-01-06 to 2026-02-10 · 985 mi

This flight has been cancelled 11% of the time in the ingested window — notably higher than typical.

AA981 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for DFW → MCO, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
71%
Median delay
+1 min
90th percentile
+84 min
Cancellation rate
11%

How often is AA981 on time?

Across 36 flights on DFW → MCO from 2026-01-06 to 2026-02-10, AA981 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 71% of the time. The median arrival delay was +1 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +84 min or later. 11% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time2271%
16-30 min13%
31-60 min13%
61-120 min619%
2+ hrs13%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2026-012268%+18 min
2026-02978%+31 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon333%
Tue5100%
Wed560%
Thu560%
Fri580%
Sat4100%
Sun450%

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