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AA971 American Airlines - Flight Status

Codeshare Flights
The flight AS6652 from Alaska Airlines (AS) is a codeshare flight operated by American Airlines (AA) under the flight number AA971. Check this page for details about flight AA971.

Below, you can find details about American Airlines flight AA971, 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 Friday, January 09, 2026.

AA971 On Time performance:
n/a
It is not possible to calculate the On-Time Performance for this flight accurately due to insufficient or non-representative data, as doing so could lead to misleading conclusions.

Flight Status

AA971 American Airlines from Houston

Scheduled - On-time
Flight Status for Friday January 09, 2026
This flight was also scheduled for Yesterday (January 08, 2026). See it here
This flight is also scheduled for Tomorrow (January 10, 2026). See it here

Airline information

American Airlines
American Airlines
Equipment: Airbus A319

Departure

Houston (IAH)
January 09, 2026
Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport
Estimated Departure Time:
02:24 pm
Terminal:
A
Gate:
A25
Scheduled Departure Time: 02:24 pm

Arrival

Phoenix (PHX)
January 09, 2026
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport
Estimated Arrival Time:
04:29 pm
Terminal:
4
Gate:
A28
Scheduled Arrival Time: 04:29 pm
Baggage: CLM1
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Codeshare Flights

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

- AS6652 - Alaska Airlines

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight AA971?
The flight AA971 is scheduled to flight on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday on a weekly basis.

Which is the distance of flight AA971?
The distance between the two airports is 1007 miles.

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: 2026-01-09 08:15:32
Current Time in Phoenix: 2026-01-09 07:15:32

Alternative Flights

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

American Airlines
- Flight Number: AA1500. (On Time performance: 93 - Average Delay: 126 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA2553. (On Time performance: 93 - Average Delay: 9 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)

Frontier Airlines
- Flight Number: F94181. (On Time performance: 63 - Average Delay: 32 minutes)

United Airlines
- Flight Number: UA1589.
- Flight Number: UA1798. (On Time performance: 85 - Average Delay: 6 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA1895. (On Time performance: 72 - Average Delay: 16 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA2074. (On Time performance: 100 - Average Delay: 0 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA2078. (On Time performance: 64 - Average Delay: 20 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA2162. (On Time performance: 84 - Average Delay: 11 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA2406. (On Time performance: 66 - Average Delay: 27 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA2614. (On Time performance: 92 - Average Delay: 3 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA2617. (On Time performance: 93 - Average Delay: 5 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA278. (On Time performance: 81 - Average Delay: 8 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA575. (On Time performance: 89 - Average Delay: 2 minutes)

Punctuality and delays

It is not possible to calculate the On-Time Performance for this flight accurately due to insufficient or non-representative data, as doing so could lead to misleading conclusions.

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 AA971

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Thursday
08 January
02:32 pm
Houston (IAH)
04:43 pm
Phoenix (PHX)
03h 11min
Airbus A319
Airbus A319
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
07 January
03:51 pm
Houston (IAH)
05:51 pm
Phoenix (PHX)
03h 00min
Airbus A319
Airbus A319
Landed - Delayed
Tuesday
06 January
02:53 pm
Houston (IAH)
04:41 pm
Phoenix (PHX)
02h 48min
Airbus A319
Airbus A319
Landed - On-time