AA986 AUS → DFW

American Airlines · Austin, TX to Dallas/Fort Worth, TX · 17 flights observed, 2025-12-18 to 2026-01-05 · 190 mi

This flight has been getting more reliable recently — 2026-01's on-time rate (80%) is well above the 50% average from earlier months.

AA986 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for AUS → DFW, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
59%
Median delay
+10 min
90th percentile
+120 min
Cancellation rate
0%

How often is AA986 on time?

Across 17 flights on AUS → DFW from 2025-12-18 to 2026-01-05, AA986 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 59% of the time. The median arrival delay was +10 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +120 min or later. 0% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time1059%
16-30 min424%
31-60 min00%
61-120 min16%
2+ hrs212%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-121250%+43 min
2026-01580%-4 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon3100%
Tue250%
WedNo data—
Thu367%
Fri367%
Sat367%
Sun30%

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