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AA 2488 on time

American Airlines 2488: Charlotte to Chicago at 6:25 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
45%
138 flights · likely 37–53%
Cancelled
0.7%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
+20 min
median vs schedule
When late
+85 min
average delay
Similar flights
56%
AA, same route & hour

About 6 in 10 AA 2488 flights from Charlotte arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (55%); 0.7% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 20 minutes late.

AA 2488: CLT → ORD

Scheduled to leave Charlotte at 6:25 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 45% of the time (138 flights), worse than other AA flights on the route at that hour (56%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

20%60%100%Mar 2025: 55% on time (31 flights)55MarApr 2025: 47% on time (30 flights)47AprMay 2025: 52% on time (31 flights)52MayJun 2025: 43% on time (30 flights)43JunJul 2025: 32% on time (31 flights)32JulAug 2025: 35% on time (31 flights)35AugSep 2025: 57% on time (30 flights)57SepOct 2025: too few flights (5 flights)OctMay 2026: too few flights (11 flights)MayJun 2026: 40% on time (30 flights)40JunJul 2026: 42% on time (31 flights)42JulAug 2026: 35% on time (31 flights)35Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2045%
Tuesday19—
Wednesday19—
Thursday2050%
Friday2040%
Saturday2050%
Sunday2055%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 45%Late inbound plane 34%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 12%Severe weather 9%

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Questions

How often is AA 2488 from CLT to ORD late?

American Airlines 2488 from Charlotte, NC to Chicago, IL arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 55% of 138 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.7% 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.