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AA1242 American Airlines - Flight Status

Codeshare Flights
The flight AS6474 from Alaska Airlines (AS) is a codeshare flight operated by American Airlines (AA) under the flight number AA1242. Check this page for details about flight AA1242.

Below, you can find details about American Airlines flight AA1242, which currently operates between the airports of Houston - Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport (Airport Code IAH) and Phoenix - Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (Airport Code PHX).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Wednesday, January 21, 2026.

AA1242 On Time performance:
83
We have calculated the percentage of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of their scheduled time, or earlier, based on real flight data from the last 3 months. More about punctuality and delays

Flight Status

AA1242 American Airlines from Houston

Landed - On-time
Flight Status for Wednesday January 21, 2026
This flight was also scheduled for Yesterday (January 20, 2026). See it here
This flight is also scheduled for Tomorrow (January 22, 2026). See it here

Airline information

American Airlines
American Airlines
Equipment: Airbus A319

Departure

Houston (IAH)
January 21, 2026
Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport
Departed at:
07:52 am
Terminal:
A
Gate:
A27
Scheduled Departure Time: 08:02 am

Arrival

Phoenix (PHX)
January 21, 2026
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport
Arrived at:
09:49 am
Terminal:
4
Gate:
A5
Scheduled Arrival Time: 10:14 am
Baggage: CLM5
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Codeshare Flights

This flight is shared with other airlines, this means that these other flights are the same:

- AS6474 - Alaska Airlines

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight AA1242?
The flight AA1242 is scheduled to flight on daily basis.

Which is the distance of flight AA1242?
The distance between the two airports is 1007 miles.

Which is the flight time of flight AA1242?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 03:12 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 03:18 hours.

Are the departure airport and arrival airport at the same Time Zone?
No, each airport is in a different timezone. The times shown above, are presented in the local time of each respective airport.
Current Time in Houston: 2026-01-21 20:39:41
Current Time in Phoenix: 2026-01-21 19:39:41

Alternative Flights

The following airlines serves the same route between Houston and Phoenix:

American Airlines
- Flight Number: AA3056. (On Time performance: 100 - Average Delay: 3 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA3799. (On Time performance: 94 - Average Delay: 2 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA4904. (On Time performance: 94 - Average Delay: 6 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA6354. (On Time performance: 69 - Average Delay: 12 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA971. (On Time performance: 85 - Average Delay: 11 minutes)

Frontier Airlines
- Flight Number: F94181. (On Time performance: 66 - Average Delay: 31 minutes)

United Airlines
- Flight Number: UA1589. (On Time performance: 93 - Average Delay: 2 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA1798. (On Time performance: 91 - Average Delay: 4 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA1895. (On Time performance: 79 - Average Delay: 19 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA2078. (On Time performance: 69 - Average Delay: 19 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA2162. (On Time performance: 84 - Average Delay: 11 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA2614. (On Time performance: 95 - Average Delay: 2 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA278. (On Time performance: 87 - Average Delay: 5 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA575. (On Time performance: 89 - Average Delay: 2 minutes)

Punctuality and delays

We have gathered data from recent months and present below an analysis of how timely the flights have been.

In terms of On-Time Performance, by analyzing the flight data from the last three months, spanning from January 07, 2026 to January 19, 2026, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 12
On Time: 10 ( 83 % )
Moderate Delay: 2 ( 17 % )
Significant Delay: 0 ( 0 % )
Major Delay: 0 ( 0 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 5 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Week: It is not possible to calculate the On-Time Performance for this flight accurately by weekday due to insufficient or non-representative data, as doing so could lead to misleading conclusions
Delays analyzed by Month: It is not possible to calculate the On-Time Performance for this flight accurately by month due to insufficient or non-representative data, as doing so could lead to misleading conclusions

Last Past Flights AA1242

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Tuesday
20 January
08:02 am
Houston (IAH)
10:03 am
Phoenix (PHX)
03h 01min
Airbus A319
Airbus A319
Landed - On-time
Monday
19 January
07:53 am
Houston (IAH)
10:00 am
Phoenix (PHX)
03h 07min
Airbus A319
Airbus A319
Landed - On-time
Saturday
17 January
07:54 am
Houston (IAH)
10:18 am
Phoenix (PHX)
03h 24min
Airbus A319
Airbus A319
Landed - On-time
Friday
16 January
07:57 am
Houston (IAH)
09:52 am
Phoenix (PHX)
02h 55min
Airbus A319
Airbus A319
Landed - On-time
Thursday
15 January
07:56 am
Houston (IAH)
10:05 am
Phoenix (PHX)
03h 09min
Airbus A319
Airbus A319
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
14 January
07:52 am
Houston (IAH)
10:23 am
Phoenix (PHX)
03h 31min
Airbus A319
Airbus A319
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
13 January
07:51 am
Houston (IAH)
10:13 am
Phoenix (PHX)
03h 22min
Airbus A319
Airbus A319
Landed - On-time
Monday
12 January
07:54 am
Houston (IAH)
10:25 am
Phoenix (PHX)
03h 31min
Airbus A319
Airbus A319
Landed - On-time
Sunday
11 January
07:52 am
Houston (IAH)
10:30 am
Phoenix (PHX)
03h 38min
Airbus A319
Airbus A319
Landed - Delayed
Saturday
10 January
08:11 am
Houston (IAH)
10:33 am
Phoenix (PHX)
03h 22min
Airbus A319
Airbus A319
Landed - Delayed