AA491

AA491 (American Airlines) is a multi-stop service on 4 routes, busiest Miami to Washington. Of 616 departures recorded from October 2024 to July 2026, 88.4% 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
January3027▼ 10.0%
February2818▼ 35.7%
March333▼ 90.9%
April3324▼ 27.3%
May31310.0%
June30300.0%
July31310.0%
August31––
September58––
October35–in progress
November25––
December14––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)216164▼ 24.1%

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
January71.4%60.9%▼ 14.8%
February96.3%77.8%▼ 19.2%
March97.0%100.0%▲ 3.1%
April87.9%100.0%▲ 13.8%
May96.8%83.9%▼ 13.3%
June90.0%96.7%▲ 7.4%
July89.7%93.6%▲ 4.3%
August90.3%––
September94.8%––
October82.4%–in progress
November79.2%––
December71.4%––
Year-to-date average (Jan–Jul)89.9%87.5%▼ 2.6%

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
January24▲ 100.0%
February10▼ 100.0%
March00–
April00–
May00–
June00–
July20▼ 100.0%
August0––
September0––
October1–in progress
November1––
December0––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)54▼ 20.0%

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 98.2% 605
  • Cancelled 1.8% 11

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

On time, leg by leg

  1. MIA–DCA329 91.7%
  2. DCA–MIA151 90.6%
  3. SFO–DFW112 74.5%

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 20 20 90.0% 0
November 2024 26 26 88.5% 0
December 2024 27 27 92.6% 0
January 2025 30 28 71.4% 2
February 2025 28 27 96.3% 1
March 2025 33 33 97.0% 0
April 2025 33 33 87.9% 0
May 2025 31 31 96.8% 0
June 2025 30 30 90.0% 0
July 2025 31 29 89.7% 2
August 2025 31 31 90.3% 0
September 2025 58 58 94.8% 0
October 2025 35 34 82.4% 1
November 2025 25 24 79.2% 1
December 2025 14 14 71.4% 0
January 2026 27 23 60.9% 4
February 2026 18 18 77.8% 0
March 2026 3 3 100.0% 0
April 2026 24 24 100.0% 0
May 2026 31 31 83.9% 0
June 2026 30 30 96.7% 0
July 2026 31 31 93.6% 0

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