American Airlines RDU to LAX on-time performance
American Airlines nonstop flights from Raleigh/Durham to Los Angeles · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
On-time arrivals
83%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
0.7%
3 flights
Avg arrival delay
18 min
102 min when late
Rank on route
#1 of 2
route average 82% on time
Key facts
- American Airlines flights on RDU to LAX arrived on time 83% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026.
- 0.7% were cancelled, and 8% arrived an hour or more late.
- That ranks #1 of 2 airlines on this route, which averaged 82% on time overall.
- The largest source of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (41%).
On-time trend by month
Why this airline's flights were late
- Late-arriving aircraft41%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)33%
- Extreme weather14%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion11%
- Security1%
Other airlines on RDU to LAX
- Delta Air Lines81% on time · 14 min avg delay
Full RDU to LAX comparison →
American Airlines on-time record across all routes →
423 American Airlines flights tracked on this route; 3 cancelled, 2 diverted.
Data: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 (12 months). Latest month published by BTS: July 2026. How we calculate this.