Flight OddsAA1979 LAX → ORD
American Airlines · Los Angeles, CA to Chicago, IL · 195 flights observed, 2025-09-05 to 2026-05-20 · 1,744 mi
AA1979 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
67%
Median delay
0 min
90th percentile
+99 min
Cancellation rate
3%
How often is AA1979 on time?
Across 195 flights on LAX → ORD from 2025-09-05 to 2026-05-20, AA1979 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 67% of the time. The median arrival delay was 0 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +99 min or later. 3% of flights were cancelled.
Delay distribution
Arrival delay for completed flights (excludes cancellations and diversions).
| Arrival | Flights | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Early / on-time | 126 | 67% |
| 16-30 min | 13 | 7% |
| 31-60 min | 17 | 9% |
| 61-120 min | 18 | 10% |
| 2+ hrs | 14 | 7% |
Performance by month
| Month | Flights | On-time | Avg delay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09 | 25 | 60% | +12 min |
| 2025-10 | 5 | 80% | -1 min |
| 2025-11 | 24 | 63% | +17 min |
| 2025-12 | 28 | 68% | +32 min |
| 2026-01 | 30 | 73% | +39 min |
| 2026-02 | 28 | 93% | -5 min |
| 2026-03 | 7 | 29% | +65 min |
| 2026-04 | 23 | 52% | +28 min |
| 2026-05 | 18 | 61% | +52 min |
Performance by day of week
| Day | Flights | On-time |
|---|---|---|
| Mon | 26 | 65% |
| Tue | 28 | 82% |
| Wed | 28 | 61% |
| Thu | 26 | 65% |
| Fri | 27 | 59% |
| Sat | 27 | 67% |
| Sun | 26 | 69% |
Other routes
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