AA857 ORD → SAT

American Airlines · Chicago, IL to San Antonio, TX · 47 flights observed, 2025-11-02 to 2026-01-05 · 1,041 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 +70 min or later.

AA857 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for ORD → SAT, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
72%
Median delay
-9 min
90th percentile
+70 min
Cancellation rate
2%

How often is AA857 on time?

Across 47 flights on ORD → SAT from 2025-11-02 to 2026-01-05, AA857 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 72% of the time. The median arrival delay was -9 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +70 min or later. 2% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time3372%
16-30 min511%
31-60 min24%
61-120 min49%
2+ hrs24%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-112171%+26 min
2025-122070%-1 min
2026-01580%+15 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon1060%
Tue475%
Wed250%
Thu786%
Fri786%
Sat667%
Sun1070%

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