AA2881

AA2881 (American Airlines) is a multi-stop service on 13 routes, busiest Dallas-Fort Worth to Chicago. Of 683 departures recorded from October 2024 to July 2026, 67.1% 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
January3038▲ 26.7%
February2829▲ 3.6%
March3120▼ 35.5%
April3028▼ 6.7%
May31310.0%
June30300.0%
July31310.0%
August31––
September30––
October31–in progress
November57––
December41––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)211207▼ 1.9%

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
January75.0%63.9%▼ 14.8%
February85.7%70.4%▼ 17.9%
March62.1%63.2%▲ 1.8%
April62.1%69.2%▲ 11.5%
May58.1%51.6%▼ 11.1%
June48.3%85.7%▲ 77.5%
July44.8%83.9%▲ 87.1%
August60.7%––
September69.0%––
October87.1%–in progress
November54.6%––
December73.2%––
Year-to-date average (Jan–Jul)62.3%69.7%▲ 11.9%

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
January220.0%
February02–
March21▼ 50.0%
April12▲ 100.0%
May00–
June12▲ 100.0%
July20▼ 100.0%
August3––
September1––
October0–in progress
November2––
December0––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)89▲ 12.5%

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% 659
  • Cancelled 3.5% 24

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

On time, leg by leg

  1. DFW–ORD396 63.8%
  2. SEA–ORD72 84.3%
  3. DFW–IAH30 51.7%

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

Legs flown under this number

3
Monthly figures
PeriodDepartures With departure delay recordedOn time Cancelled
October 2024 19 19 73.7% 0
November 2024 28 27 77.8% 1
December 2024 28 28 67.9% 0
January 2025 30 28 75.0% 2
February 2025 28 28 85.7% 0
March 2025 31 29 62.1% 2
April 2025 30 29 62.1% 1
May 2025 31 31 58.1% 0
June 2025 30 29 48.3% 1
July 2025 31 29 44.8% 2
August 2025 31 28 60.7% 3
September 2025 30 29 69.0% 1
October 2025 31 31 87.1% 0
November 2025 57 55 54.6% 2
December 2025 41 41 73.2% 0
January 2026 38 36 63.9% 2
February 2026 29 27 70.4% 2
March 2026 20 19 63.2% 1
April 2026 28 26 69.2% 2
May 2026 31 31 51.6% 0
June 2026 30 28 85.7% 2
July 2026 31 31 83.9% 0

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