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AA 2988 on time

American Airlines 2988: Dallas to Chicago at 1:10 p.m.; Chicago to Dallas at 4:40 p.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for DFW → ORD, its busiest leg

On time
63%
184 flights · likely 55–69%
Cancelled
1.1%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
+1 min
median vs schedule
When late
+87 min
average delay
Similar flights
56%
AA, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 AA 2988 flights from Dallas arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (38%); 1.1% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 1 minutes late.

AA 2988: DFW → ORD

Scheduled to leave Dallas at 1:10 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 63% of the time (184 flights), better than other AA flights on the route at that hour (56%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

30%65%100%Jun 2025: 62% on time (26 flights)62JunJul 2025: 58% on time (31 flights)58JulAug 2025: 39% on time (31 flights)39AugSep 2025: 83% on time (30 flights)83SepOct 2025: 81% on time (31 flights)81OctNov 2025: too few flights (1 flights)NovDec 2025: too few flights (14 flights)DecJan 2026: too few flights (5 flights)JanMay 2026: too few flights (11 flights)MayJun 2026: 60% on time (30 flights)60JunJul 2026: 48% on time (31 flights)48JulAug 2026: 48% on time (31 flights)48Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2741%
Tuesday2584%
Wednesday2564%
Thursday2770%
Friday2756%
Saturday2778%
Sunday2646%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 48%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 27%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 25%

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AA 2988: ORD → DFW

Scheduled to leave Chicago at 4:40 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 43% of the time (120 flights), worse than other AA flights on the route at that hour (53%). Last seen in the data Aug 4, 2026.

Month by month

20%60%100%Apr 2026: 63% on time (24 flights)63AprMay 2026: 58% on time (31 flights)58MayJun 2026: 30% on time (30 flights)30JunJul 2026: 32% on time (31 flights)32JulAug 2026: too few flights (4 flights)Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday17—
Tuesday18—
Wednesday17—
Thursday17—
Friday17—
Saturday17—
Sunday17—

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 55%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 27%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 15%Severe weather 3%

All flights ORD → DFW · Connecting off AA 2988? Check the risk

Questions

How often is AA 2988 from DFW to ORD late?

American Airlines 2988 from Dallas/Fort Worth, TX to Chicago, IL arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 38% of 184 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.1% were cancelled.

How often is AA 2988 from ORD to DFW late?

American Airlines 2988 from Chicago, IL to Dallas/Fort Worth, TX arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 57% of 120 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 3.3% 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.