AA1597 ORD → LAX

American Airlines · Chicago, IL to Los Angeles, CA · 30 flights observed, 2026-03-08 to 2026-04-06 · 1,744 mi

This flight has been getting less reliable recently — 2026-04's on-time rate (50%) is well below the 78% average from earlier months.

AA1597 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for ORD → LAX, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
72%
Median delay
-11 min
90th percentile
+48 min
Cancellation rate
3%

How often is AA1597 on time?

Across 30 flights on ORD → LAX from 2026-03-08 to 2026-04-06, AA1597 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 72% of the time. The median arrival delay was -11 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +48 min or later. 3% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time2172%
16-30 min310%
31-60 min310%
61-120 min00%
2+ hrs27%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2026-032378%-7 min
2026-04650%+46 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon560%
Tue450%
Wed475%
Thu450%
Fri475%
Sat4100%
Sun4100%

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