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AA 2970 on time

American Airlines 2970: Chicago to Philadelphia at 5:00 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
90%
164 flights · likely 85–94%
Cancelled
1.8%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−15 min
median vs schedule
When late
+338 min
average delay
Similar flights
89%
AA, same route & hour

About 1 in 10 AA 2970 flights from Chicago arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (10%); 1.8% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 15 minutes early.

AA 2970: ORD → PHL

Scheduled to leave Chicago at 5:00 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 90% of the time (164 flights), in line with other AA flights on the route at that hour (89%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Oct 2024: 100% on time (25 flights)100OctNov 2024: too few flights (4 flights)NovJun 2025: 81% on time (26 flights)81JunJul 2025: 73% on time (30 flights)73JulAug 2025: 87% on time (31 flights)87AugSep 2025: 86% on time (29 flights)86SepOct 2025: 84% on time (31 flights)84OctNov 2025: too few flights (1 flights)NovMay 2026: too few flights (11 flights)MayJun 2026: 87% on time (30 flights)87JunJul 2026: 94% on time (31 flights)94JulAug 2026: 97% on time (31 flights)97Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2496%
Tuesday2387%
Wednesday2295%
Thursday2492%
Friday2492%
Saturday2483%
Sunday2387%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 44%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 41%Severe weather 13%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 2%

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Questions

How often is AA 2970 from ORD to PHL late?

American Airlines 2970 from Chicago, IL to Philadelphia, PA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 10% of 164 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.8% 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.