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AA 2012 on time

American Airlines 2012: Chicago to Los Angeles at 8:57 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
70%
207 flights · likely 63–76%
Cancelled
1.5%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−2 min
median vs schedule
When late
+98 min
average delay
Similar flights
70%
AA, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 AA 2012 flights from Chicago arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (30%); 1.5% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 2 minutes early.

AA 2012: ORD → LAX

Scheduled to leave Chicago at 8:57 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 70% of the time (207 flights), in line with other AA flights on the route at that hour (70%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

30%65%100%Apr 2025: 87% on time (30 flights)87AprMay 2025: 87% on time (31 flights)87MayJun 2025: 77% on time (30 flights)77JunJul 2025: 42% on time (31 flights)42JulAug 2025: 42% on time (31 flights)42AugSep 2025: 80% on time (30 flights)80SepOct 2025: 80% on time (30 flights)80OctApr 2026: 54% on time (24 flights)54AprMay 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77MayJun 2026: 73% on time (30 flights)73JunJul 2026: 61% on time (31 flights)61JulAug 2026: 61% on time (31 flights)61Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3063%
Tuesday3060%
Wednesday3070%
Thursday3083%
Friday3083%
Saturday2875%
Sunday2955%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 59%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 30%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 9%Severe weather 2%

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Questions

How often is AA 2012 from ORD to LAX late?

American Airlines 2012 from Chicago, IL to Los Angeles, CA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 30% of 207 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.5% were cancelled.

Flight numbers change. Figures cover flights with this airline, number and route only. "Likely range" is the 95% interval for the true on-time rate given the number of flights. This is history, not live status: check American Airlines for today's flight. Method.