JFK → LAX American Airlines
American Airlines · New York, NY to Los Angeles, CA · 3,237 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · aggregated across 11 flight numbers
On-time arrival
81%
Median delay
-13 min
90th percentile
+47 min
Cancellation rate
2%
How on-time is American Airlines from JFK to LAX?
Across every American Airlines flight number on JFK → LAX (3,237 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30), 81% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay -13 min; the worst 10% ran +47 min or later. 2% were cancelled.
Delay distribution
Arrival delay for completed flights (excludes cancellations and diversions).
| Arrival | Flights | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Early / on-time | 2,569 | 81% |
| 16-30 min | 165 | 5% |
| 31-60 min | 168 | 5% |
| 61-120 min | 133 | 4% |
| 2+ hrs | 132 | 4% |
Performance by month
| Month | Flights | On-time | Avg delay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07 | 275 | 81% | -5 min |
| 2025-08 | 279 | 88% | -5 min |
| 2025-09 | 264 | 85% | -3 min |
| 2025-10 | 277 | 82% | +1 min |
| 2025-11 | 262 | 80% | +8 min |
| 2025-12 | 266 | 75% | +11 min |
| 2026-01 | 248 | 70% | +11 min |
| 2026-02 | 227 | 76% | +15 min |
| 2026-03 | 272 | 87% | -7 min |
| 2026-04 | 268 | 86% | +1 min |
| 2026-05 | 269 | 82% | +13 min |
| 2026-06 | 260 | 79% | +7 min |
Performance by day of week
| Day | Flights | On-time |
|---|---|---|
| Mon | 441 | 83% |
| Tue | 462 | 86% |
| Wed | 461 | 81% |
| Thu | 445 | 81% |
| Fri | 459 | 83% |
| Sat | 457 | 75% |
| Sun | 442 | 78% |
AA flight numbers on JFK → LAX
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