AA4959 SAF → ORD

American Airlines · Santa Fe, NM to Chicago, IL · 19 flights observed, 2025-12-18 to 2026-01-05 · 1,072 mi

This flight has been on time less than half the time (37%) — expect a real chance of a delay.

AA4959 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for SAF → ORD, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
37%
Median delay
+28 min
90th percentile
+161 min
Cancellation rate
0%

How often is AA4959 on time?

Across 19 flights on SAF → ORD from 2025-12-18 to 2026-01-05, AA4959 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 37% of the time. The median arrival delay was +28 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +161 min or later. 0% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time737%
16-30 min316%
31-60 min316%
61-120 min316%
2+ hrs316%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-121436%+64 min
2026-01540%+47 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon30%
Tue250%
Wed250%
Thu367%
Fri333%
Sat333%
Sun333%

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