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BTS TranStats
Carriers with annual operating revenue over $20M
(The month selection does not apply to Revenue and Costs and On-Time Summary)Passenger                                                    Cargo
American Airlines (AA) Scheduled Services OnlyBTS Data as of 5/11/2026
Summary Data (U.S. Airports, 12 Months Ending February)Top Domestic Markets* (March 2025 - February 2026)
20252026%ChgRank1
Passengers135,545k131,810k-2.75%3
Departures963k960k-0.35%3
RPM 2138,419m138,705m0.21%2
ASM 3161,477m165,594m2.55%3
Loadfactor85.7%83.8%-1.90 pts5
Air Cargo 4162m165m1.88%5
Markets Served136135-0.74%
Share 517.34%17.45%0.11 pts2
1 Among 73 passenger carriers for 2026
2 Revenue Passenger Miles
3 Available Seat Miles
4 Air Cargo is the sum of Freight and Mail in pounds.
5 Market share based on Revenue Passenger Miles.
MarketPassengersShare**
Dallas/Fort Worth, TX23.24m66.49%
Charlotte, NC15.60m67.40%
Miami, FL8.96m61.07%
Phoenix, AZ7.79m31.40%
Chicago, IL7.59m17.72%
Other68.62m9.79%
*   Based on total enplaned passengers at all airports in a city.
** The table shows the carrier's share in each of the markets.
    The pie chart shows each market's share in the carrier's total air passengers.
Monthly Flight Operations (ending February 2026)Revenues and Costs
2024 vs. 2025 (4 quarters ending Q3 of each year)
20242025%Chg1
Operating Revenue (millions)53,60754,2871.27%
Operating Cost (millions)51,45052,0861.24%
Operating Profit/Loss (millions)2,1572,2001.99%
Net Income (millions)6681,07160.33%
Passenger Yield (cents)217.7217.44-1.58%
Revenue per ASM (cents)320.5420.680.68%
Cost per ASM (cents)419.7219.840.61%
1 When negative in profit or net income, P=Profit in latest period vs year earlier loss, L=Loss in latest period vs earlier profit, and ...=Not meaningful.
2 Calculated by dividing passenger revenue by revenue passenger miles.
3 Calculated by dividing operating revenue by available seat miles.
4 Calculated by dividing operating cost by available seat miles.
Top Domestic Origin-Destination City Pairs * American Airlines On-Time Performance Summary
* Based on enplaned passengers of all airports for a city pair March 2025 - February 2026.
Domestic Flights, 2021-2026*
% On Time202120222023202420252026Rank**
Departure80%76%77%73%73%72%11
Arrival81%75%76%73%73%72%11
Avg Delay (min.)***
Departure75.3678.4389.1687.7384.4184.9110
Arrival74.3375.9285.5585.7283.3084.1210
% Cancelled
Total2.24%2.96%1.06%1.55%1.82%2.29%11
Number of Flights (000)
Total7368749419849749783
*    March 2025 - February 2026.
**  Ranked for March 2025 - February 2026
*** A flight is considered delayed when it arrived or departed 15 or more minutes later than the schedule. Average delayed minutes are calculated from delayed flights only.