AA2971 SLC → ORD

American Airlines · Salt Lake City, UT to Chicago, IL · 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. 38% on Fridays.

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

On-time arrival
56%
Median delay
+10 min
90th percentile
+206 min
Cancellation rate
0%

How often is AA2971 on time?

Across 54 flights on SLC → ORD from 2026-02-12 to 2026-04-06, AA2971 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 56% of the time. The median arrival delay was +10 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +206 min or later. 0% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time3056%
16-30 min47%
31-60 min36%
61-120 min59%
2+ hrs1222%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2026-021759%+44 min
2026-033152%+118 min
2026-04667%+61 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon863%
Tue757%
Wed743%
Thu850%
Fri838%
Sat888%
Sun850%

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