AA1987

AA1987 (American Airlines) is a multi-stop service on 3 routes, busiest New York to Dallas-Fort Worth. Of 621 departures recorded from October 2024 to July 2026, 88.5% left on time, according to the US BTS.

Recorded departures by month

All legs under this number combined; see the leg table.

The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodDepartures 2025Departures 2026Change vs last year
January31310.0%
February2728▲ 3.7%
March731▲ 342.9%
April30300.0%
May31310.0%
June30300.0%
July31310.0%
August31––
September30––
October31–in progress
November30––
December29––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)187212▲ 13.4%

according to the US BTS · October 2024 → July 2026

On-time departures by month

All legs combined

On time = departure within 15 minutes of schedule. Non-cancelled flights with a recorded delay only.

The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodOn time 2025On time 2026Change vs last year
January90.3%88.9%▼ 1.6%
February92.6%92.3%▼ 0.3%
March85.7%79.3%▼ 7.5%
April80.0%86.7%▲ 8.3%
May100.0%80.0%▼ 20.0%
June85.2%70.4%▼ 17.4%
July93.1%75.9%▼ 18.5%
August100.0%––
September90.0%––
October100.0%–in progress
November96.6%––
December89.7%––
Year-to-date average (Jan–Jul)89.6%81.9%▼ 8.5%

according to the US BTS · October 2024 → July 2026

Average departure delay by month

All legs combined

according to the US BTS · October 2024 → July 2026

Cancelled departures by month

All legs combined
The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodCancelled 2025Cancelled 2026Change vs last year
January04–
February02–
March02–
April00–
May110.0%
June330.0%
July220.0%
August0––
September0––
October1–in progress
November1––
December0––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)614▲ 133.3%

according to the US BTS · October 2024 → July 2026

This is not a forecast

This is a historical record of departures already flown, not a forecast for your flight.

This number flies several legs

Several legs: the headline figure averages all of them. See the leg table.

Cancellation share

  • Not cancelled 96.5% 599
  • Cancelled 3.5% 22

Share of all recorded flights in the period, all legs. · Oct 12, 2024 → Jul 31, 2026

On time, leg by leg

  1. LGA–DFW487 88.2%
  2. CLT–LAX110 90.0%

Departures within 15 minutes of schedule; small figure = departures recorded.

Legs flown under this number

2
RoutesDistance (km)Avg delay On timeDepartures
LGA DFW LaGuardia Airport – Dallas Fort Worth International Airport 2,231 8.1 min 88.2% 487
CLT LAX Charlotte Douglas International Airport – Los Angeles International Airport 3,413 3.1 min 90.0% 110
Monthly figures
PeriodDepartures With departure delay recordedOn time Cancelled
October 2024 20 20 85.0% 0
November 2024 20 20 85.0% 0
December 2024 31 31 93.6% 0
January 2025 31 31 90.3% 0
February 2025 27 27 92.6% 0
March 2025 7 7 85.7% 0
April 2025 30 30 80.0% 0
May 2025 31 30 100.0% 1
June 2025 30 27 85.2% 3
July 2025 31 29 93.1% 2
August 2025 31 31 100.0% 0
September 2025 30 30 90.0% 0
October 2025 31 30 100.0% 1
November 2025 30 29 96.6% 1
December 2025 29 29 89.7% 0
January 2026 31 27 88.9% 4
February 2026 28 26 92.3% 2
March 2026 31 29 79.3% 2
April 2026 30 30 86.7% 0
May 2026 31 30 80.0% 1
June 2026 30 27 70.4% 3
July 2026 31 29 75.9% 2

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