IAH → LAX American Airlines

American Airlines · Houston, TX to Los Angeles, CA · 409 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · aggregated across 12 flight numbers

This route's scheduled flight time has grown by 16 min since 2025-07 — some of the on-time performance may reflect a more generous published schedule, not a faster or more reliable flight.
On-time arrival
80%
Median delay
-8 min
90th percentile
+50 min
Cancellation rate
0%

How on-time is American Airlines from IAH to LAX?

Across every American Airlines flight number on IAH → LAX (409 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30), 80% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay -8 min; the worst 10% ran +50 min or later. 0% were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time32380%
16-30 min225%
31-60 min328%
61-120 min154%
2+ hrs143%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-073168%+15 min
2025-083190%-2 min
2025-094879%+6 min
2025-105585%-1 min
2025-113174%+19 min
2025-123177%+8 min
2026-013184%-5 min
2026-022886%-10 min
2026-033083%-12 min
2026-043070%+32 min
2026-053177%+12 min
2026-062976%-6 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon6080%
Tue5587%
Wed5576%
Thu6078%
Fri6083%
Sat5582%
Sun6170%

Based on US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data. Loading the full breakdown…