AA1253 SFO → ORD

American Airlines · San Francisco, CA to Chicago, IL · 74 flights observed, 2026-03-08 to 2026-05-20 · 1,846 mi

This flight's reliability varies a lot by day of week — 90% on-time on Saturdays vs. 45% on Mondays.

AA1253 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for SFO → ORD, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
64%
Median delay
+6 min
90th percentile
+124 min
Cancellation rate
1%

How often is AA1253 on time?

Across 74 flights on SFO → ORD from 2026-03-08 to 2026-05-20, AA1253 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 64% of the time. The median arrival delay was +6 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +124 min or later. 1% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time4564%
16-30 min811%
31-60 min57%
61-120 min46%
2+ hrs811%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2026-032273%+22 min
2026-042959%+34 min
2026-051963%+49 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon1145%
Tue1050%
Wed1173%
Thu956%
Fri967%
Sat1090%
Sun1070%

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