AA1998 LAX → ORD

American Airlines · Los Angeles, CA to Chicago, IL · 26 flights observed, 2025-10-06 to 2025-11-01 · 1,744 mi

This flight has been on time less than half the time (42%) — expect a real chance of a delay.

AA1998 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
42%
Median delay
+26 min
90th percentile
+103 min
Cancellation rate
0%

How often is AA1998 on time?

Across 26 flights on LAX → ORD from 2025-10-06 to 2025-11-01, AA1998 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 42% of the time. The median arrival delay was +26 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +103 min or later. 0% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time1142%
16-30 min28%
31-60 min519%
61-120 min519%
2+ hrs312%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-102544%+35 min
2025-1110%+122 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon40%
Tue4100%
Wed450%
Thu425%
Fri333%
Sat425%
Sun367%

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