ORD → SAN American Airlines
American Airlines · Chicago, IL to San Diego, CA · 1,385 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · aggregated across 25 flight numbers
On-time arrival
68%
Median delay
+1 min
90th percentile
+67 min
Cancellation rate
2%
How on-time is American Airlines from ORD to SAN?
Across every American Airlines flight number on ORD → SAN (1,385 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30), 68% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay +1 min; the worst 10% ran +67 min or later. 2% were cancelled.
Delay distribution
Arrival delay for completed flights (excludes cancellations and diversions).
| Arrival | Flights | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Early / on-time | 917 | 68% |
| 16-30 min | 133 | 10% |
| 31-60 min | 143 | 11% |
| 61-120 min | 117 | 9% |
| 2+ hrs | 47 | 3% |
Performance by month
| Month | Flights | On-time | Avg delay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07 | 148 | 64% | +23 min |
| 2025-08 | 142 | 76% | +9 min |
| 2025-09 | 120 | 80% | +6 min |
| 2025-10 | 122 | 78% | +7 min |
| 2025-11 | 82 | 71% | +15 min |
| 2025-12 | 82 | 65% | +15 min |
| 2026-01 | 61 | 67% | +28 min |
| 2026-02 | 86 | 60% | +16 min |
| 2026-03 | 115 | 69% | +13 min |
| 2026-04 | 118 | 47% | +25 min |
| 2026-05 | 134 | 70% | +8 min |
| 2026-06 | 147 | 63% | +24 min |
Performance by day of week
| Day | Flights | On-time |
|---|---|---|
| Mon | 198 | 66% |
| Tue | 198 | 71% |
| Wed | 189 | 68% |
| Thu | 201 | 69% |
| Fri | 198 | 66% |
| Sat | 179 | 68% |
| Sun | 194 | 65% |
AA flight numbers on ORD → SAN
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