AA2969 SFO → ORD

American Airlines · San Francisco, CA to Chicago, IL · 54 flights observed, 2026-02-12 to 2026-04-06 · 1,846 mi

This flight has been getting less reliable recently — 2026-04's on-time rate (40%) is well below the 73% average from earlier months.

AA2969 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
68%
Median delay
-9 min
90th percentile
+125 min
Cancellation rate
6%

How often is AA2969 on time?

Across 54 flights on SFO → ORD from 2026-02-12 to 2026-04-06, AA2969 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 68% of the time. The median arrival delay was -9 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +125 min or later. 6% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time3468%
16-30 min48%
31-60 min36%
61-120 min36%
2+ hrs612%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2026-021782%-9 min
2026-032864%+29 min
2026-04540%+41 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon863%
Tue683%
Wed757%
Thu771%
Fri757%
Sat875%
Sun771%

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