AA638 ORD → LAX

American Airlines · Chicago, IL to Los Angeles, CA · 13 flights observed, 2025-11-20 to 2025-12-02 · 1,744 mi

This flight is usually on time, but has a real long-delay tail — typical (median) delay is -13 min, while the worst 10% run +54 min or later.

AA638 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for ORD → LAX, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
85%
Median delay
-13 min
90th percentile
+54 min
Cancellation rate
0%

How often is AA638 on time?

Across 13 flights on ORD → LAX from 2025-11-20 to 2025-12-02, AA638 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 85% of the time. The median arrival delay was -13 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +54 min or later. 0% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time1185%
16-30 min00%
31-60 min00%
61-120 min18%
2+ hrs18%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-111182%+25 min
2025-122100%-18 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon2100%
Tue2100%
Wed1100%
Thu2100%
Fri2100%
Sat250%
Sun250%

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