AA987 PDX → ORD

American Airlines · Portland, OR to Chicago, IL · 26 flights observed, 2025-10-06 to 2025-11-01 · 1,739 mi

This flight is usually on time, but has a real long-delay tail — typical (median) delay is -10 min, while the worst 10% run +59 min or later.

AA987 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for PDX → ORD, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
77%
Median delay
-10 min
90th percentile
+59 min
Cancellation rate
0%

How often is AA987 on time?

Across 26 flights on PDX → ORD from 2025-10-06 to 2025-11-01, AA987 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 77% of the time. The median arrival delay was -10 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +59 min or later. 0% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time2077%
16-30 min312%
31-60 min00%
61-120 min14%
2+ hrs28%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-102576%+26 min
2025-111100%-2 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon450%
Tue4100%
Wed4100%
Thu450%
Fri3100%
Sat475%
Sun367%

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