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AA 2840 on time

American Airlines 2840: Chicago to Philadelphia at 2:50 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
66%
288 flights · likely 60–71%
Cancelled
4.5%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
0 min
median vs schedule
When late
+113 min
average delay
Similar flights
68%
AA, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 AA 2840 flights from Chicago arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (34%); 4.5% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 0 minutes early.

AA 2840: ORD → PHL

Scheduled to leave Chicago at 2:50 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 66% of the time (288 flights), in line with other AA flights on the route at that hour (68%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

20%60%100%Jul 2025: 50% on time (28 flights)50JulAug 2025: 53% on time (30 flights)53AugSep 2025: 67% on time (30 flights)67SepOct 2025: 77% on time (31 flights)77OctNov 2025: 66% on time (29 flights)66NovDec 2025: 71% on time (31 flights)71DecJan 2026: 68% on time (31 flights)68JanFeb 2026: 75% on time (28 flights)75FebMar 2026: 61% on time (31 flights)61MarApr 2026: 67% on time (30 flights)67AprMay 2026: 75% on time (20 flights)75MayAug 2026: 33% on time (27 flights)33Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4264%
Tuesday4178%
Wednesday4260%
Thursday4063%
Friday4171%
Saturday4163%
Sunday4163%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 52%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 35%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 12%Severe weather 1%

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Questions

How often is AA 2840 from ORD to PHL late?

American Airlines 2840 from Chicago, IL to Philadelphia, PA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 34% of 288 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 4.5% 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.