AA857 SAT → ORD

American Airlines · San Antonio, TX to Chicago, IL · 50 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 -3 min, while the worst 10% run +96 min or later.

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

On-time arrival
71%
Median delay
-3 min
90th percentile
+96 min
Cancellation rate
4%

How often is AA857 on time?

Across 50 flights on SAT → ORD from 2025-11-02 to 2026-01-05, AA857 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 71% of the time. The median arrival delay was -3 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +96 min or later. 4% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time3471%
16-30 min48%
31-60 min36%
61-120 min36%
2+ hrs48%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-112060%+40 min
2025-122378%+7 min
2026-01580%+17 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon1070%
Tue475%
Wed10%
Thu771%
Fri978%
Sat863%
Sun978%

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