AA1178 LAX → ORD

American Airlines · Los Angeles, CA to Chicago, IL · 90 flights observed, 2025-11-03 to 2026-03-07 · 1,744 mi

This flight is usually on time, but has a real long-delay tail — typical (median) delay is -6 min, while the worst 10% run +70 min or later.

AA1178 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for LAX → ORD, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
78%
Median delay
-6 min
90th percentile
+70 min
Cancellation rate
1%

How often is AA1178 on time?

Across 90 flights on LAX → ORD from 2025-11-03 to 2026-03-07, AA1178 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 78% of the time. The median arrival delay was -6 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +70 min or later. 1% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

Arrival delay for completed flights (excludes cancellations and diversions).

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time6978%
16-30 min67%
31-60 min33%
61-120 min56%
2+ hrs56%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-112685%+6 min
2025-12367%+125 min
2026-012475%+11 min
2026-022879%+15 min
2026-03771%-6 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon1283%
Tue1493%
Wed1369%
Thu1377%
Fri1292%
Sat1258%
Sun1275%

Based on US Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data. Loading live conditions and full charts…