AA3897 ORD → XNA

American Airlines · Chicago, IL to Fayetteville, AR · 30 flights observed, 2026-03-08 to 2026-04-06 · 522 mi

This flight is usually on time, but has a real long-delay tail — typical (median) delay is -9 min, while the worst 10% run +74 min or later.

AA3897 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for ORD → XNA, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
79%
Median delay
-9 min
90th percentile
+74 min
Cancellation rate
7%

How often is AA3897 on time?

Across 30 flights on ORD → XNA from 2026-03-08 to 2026-04-06, AA3897 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 79% of the time. The median arrival delay was -9 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +74 min or later. 7% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time2279%
16-30 min14%
31-60 min14%
61-120 min414%
2+ hrs00%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2026-032378%+5 min
2026-04580%+7 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon580%
Tue475%
Wed450%
Thu3100%
Fri450%
Sat4100%
Sun4100%

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