How much compensation for a delayed American Airlines flight from Heathrow?
£520 each, if you land 3 hours or more late
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- Flights a year
- 14,902
- Landed on time
- 73.9%
- Land 3 hrs or more late
- 283a year
Last 12 months, CAA data
What you're owed
Everyone with their own seat is paid, children included. About 283 flights a year on this one cross the 3-hour line.
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How bad is it
Does American Airlines get delayed a lot at Heathrow?
1.9% of American Airlines' 14,902 flights a year at Heathrow land 3 or more hours late, which works out at about 283 flights a year crossing the line where the airline has to pay.
When is it worst?
August 2025, when American Airlines flights at Heathrow ran an average of 29.9 minutes late.
See all the numbers for American Airlines at Heathrow
In the last 12 months, American Airlines operated 14,902 flights at Heathrow, and 1.9% were 3 or more hours late, the threshold where £520 each becomes payable.
Flights are landing on time less often than last year: 73.9% ran on time against 74.1% in the twelve months before, and the average delay fell from 28 to 21.7 minutes.
| American Airlines at Heathrow, last 12 months | Figure | vs year before |
|---|---|---|
| Flights at Heathrow | 14,902 | was 15,775 |
| Ran on time (within 15 min) | 73.9% | ▼ was 74.1% |
| Average delay | 21.7 min | ▼ was 28 min |
| 3 hours or more late (the line where they pay) | 1.9% | - |
| Cancelled | 3.3% | - |
| Flights 3 hours or more late (a year) | 283 flights/year | - |
The CAA's figures combine arrivals and departures, so this covers traffic both ways, not departures alone.
American Airlines at Heathrow, month by month
Worst month: August 2025, averaging 29.9 minutes.
Route by route
American Airlines' busiest routes at Heathrow
| Destination | Flights | Distance | Avg delay | 3 hours or more late | 3 hours or more pays |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas/Fort Worth | 3,020 | 7,627 km | 23.9 min | 2.0% | £520each |
| New York (John F Kennedy) | 2,333 | 5,540 km | 18 min | 2.3% | £520each |
| Charlotte | 2,104 | 6,409 km | 24.4 min | 1.7% | £520each |
| Chicago (O'Hare) | 1,847 | 6,344 km | 25.4 min | 1.7% | £520each |
| Los Angeles International | 1,399 | 8,760 km | 22.9 min | 2.0% | £520each |
| Miami International | 1,208 | 7,109 km | 19.8 min | 1.2% | £520each |
| Philadelphia International | 1,135 | 5,690 km | 18.7 min | 1.3% | £520each |
| Raleigh | 712 | 6,216 km | 15.1 min | 1.5% | £520each |
Your rights
Your rights on this route
Heathrow is a UK airport, so every flight departing from it is covered by UK261, whichever airline you fly with. Delays of 3 or more hours pay £220 to £520 each depending on how far you were flying, and the table above gives the exact figure for each of these routes. See the full breakdown on the 3-hour rule. If the flight is cancelled instead of delayed, broadly the same amounts apply under different conditions. See cancelled flight compensation.
Other airlines at Heathrow
Source: UK Civil Aviation Authority punctuality statistics, July 2025 to June 2026. Analysis by CheckFlightCompensation; the CAA is credited as the data source as its publication conditions require. Figures cover the 25 largest UK airports. Methodology and limitations.