AA2971 ORD → SLC

American Airlines · Chicago, IL to Salt Lake City, UT · 54 flights observed, 2026-02-12 to 2026-04-06 · 1,250 mi

This flight's reliability varies a lot by day of week — 88% on-time on Saturdays vs. 25% on Sundays.

AA2971 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for ORD → SLC, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
51%
Median delay
+15 min
90th percentile
+140 min
Cancellation rate
0%

How often is AA2971 on time?

Across 54 flights on ORD → SLC from 2026-02-12 to 2026-04-06, AA2971 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 51% of the time. The median arrival delay was +15 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +140 min or later. 0% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time2751%
16-30 min611%
31-60 min815%
61-120 min611%
2+ hrs611%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2026-021650%+43 min
2026-033152%+47 min
2026-04650%+14 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon863%
Tue757%
Wed633%
Thu838%
Fri850%
Sat888%
Sun825%

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