Flight OddsAA1979 ORD → LAX
American Airlines · Chicago, IL to Los Angeles, CA · 273 flights observed, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · 1,744 mi
AA1979 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
0 min
90th percentile
+52 min
Cancellation rate
1%
How often is AA1979 on time?
Across 273 flights on ORD → LAX from 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30, AA1979 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 72% of the time. The median arrival delay was 0 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +52 min or later. 1% of flights were cancelled.
Delay distribution
Arrival delay for completed flights (excludes cancellations and diversions).
| Arrival | Flights | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Early / on-time | 196 | 72% |
| 16-30 min | 28 | 10% |
| 31-60 min | 23 | 8% |
| 61-120 min | 15 | 6% |
| 2+ hrs | 9 | 3% |
Performance by month
| Month | Flights | On-time | Avg delay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07 | 29 | 72% | +5 min |
| 2025-08 | 31 | 84% | +3 min |
| 2025-09 | 27 | 81% | -4 min |
| 2025-10 | 5 | 80% | +6 min |
| 2025-11 | 28 | 68% | +22 min |
| 2025-12 | 31 | 65% | +12 min |
| 2026-01 | 5 | 100% | -5 min |
| 2026-03 | 24 | 83% | +10 min |
| 2026-04 | 30 | 43% | +46 min |
| 2026-05 | 31 | 84% | +6 min |
| 2026-06 | 30 | 67% | +10 min |
Performance by day of week
| Day | Flights | On-time |
|---|---|---|
| Mon | 39 | 72% |
| Tue | 40 | 73% |
| Wed | 38 | 76% |
| Thu | 37 | 81% |
| Fri | 39 | 85% |
| Sat | 37 | 57% |
| Sun | 41 | 63% |
Other routes
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