AA861 ORD → LAX

American Airlines · Chicago, IL to Los Angeles, CA · 24 flights observed, 2026-02-12 to 2026-03-07 · 1,744 mi

This flight has been getting less reliable recently — 2026-03's on-time rate (43%) is well below the 71% average from earlier months.

AA861 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
63%
Median delay
+4 min
90th percentile
+78 min
Cancellation rate
0%

How often is AA861 on time?

Across 24 flights on ORD → LAX from 2026-02-12 to 2026-03-07, AA861 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 63% of the time. The median arrival delay was +4 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +78 min or later. 0% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time1563%
16-30 min313%
31-60 min313%
61-120 min313%
2+ hrs00%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2026-021771%+10 min
2026-03743%+29 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon333%
Tue3100%
Wed367%
Thu4100%
Fri450%
Sat450%
Sun333%

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