AA171 · JFK → LAX

American Airlines · New York JFK to Los Angeles · last 12 months · 363 flights tracked

88.1%on-time
AA171 JFK→LAX: 88.1% on-time over 363 flights (last 12 months) — excellent. It beats the route average (75.4%) by 12.7 points. Best day to fly: Wed (94.1%); worst: Sun (80.0%). Seasonality matters: Jul is the most reliable month (96.7%), Jan the worst (67.9%). Cancellation rate is 2.2% — have a backup plan. Average arrival delay: 8.4 minutes.
Data: US BTS, last 12 months.
8.4 minavg arrival delay
2.2%cancelled
1diverted
363flights tracked

Arrival delay distribution

Early/on time · 2591–60 min · 8461–180 min · 6180+ min · 5

On-time by day of week

Mon
92.0%
Tue
87.8%
Wed
94.1%
Thu
86.3%
Fri
92.3%
Sat
84.3%
Sun
80.0%

On-time by month

90.0%
Sep
83.9%
Oct
93.3%
Nov
86.2%
Dec
67.9%
Jan
76.9%
Feb
93.3%
Mar
86.7%
Apr
93.5%
May
93.1%
Jun
96.7%
Jul
90.3%
Aug

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