AA4897 STL → ORD

American Airlines · St. Louis, MO to Chicago, IL · 31 flights observed, 2025-07-06 to 2025-08-05 · 258 mi

This flight has been on time less than half the time (34%) — expect a real chance of a delay.

AA4897 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for STL → ORD, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
34%
Median delay
+40 min
90th percentile
+189 min
Cancellation rate
6%

How often is AA4897 on time?

Across 31 flights on STL → ORD from 2025-07-06 to 2025-08-05, AA4897 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 34% of the time. The median arrival delay was +40 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +189 min or later. 6% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time1034%
16-30 min414%
31-60 min310%
61-120 min414%
2+ hrs828%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-072433%+71 min
2025-08540%+52 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon560%
Tue520%
Wed450%
Thu333%
Fri40%
Sat450%
Sun425%

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