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AA 462 on time

American Airlines 462: New York to Chicago at 6:38 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
91%
190 flights · likely 86–94%
Cancelled
2.1%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−19 min
median vs schedule
When late
+92 min
average delay
Similar flights
87%
AA, same route & hour

About 1 in 11 AA 462 flights from New York arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (9%); 2.1% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 19 minutes early.

AA 462: LGA → ORD

Scheduled to leave New York at 6:38 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 91% of the time (190 flights), better than other AA flights on the route at that hour (87%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Apr 2025: 86% on time (29 flights)86AprMay 2025: 100% on time (28 flights)100MayJun 2025: 100% on time (29 flights)100JunJul 2025: 90% on time (31 flights)90JulAug 2025: 96% on time (23 flights)96AugSep 2025: 90% on time (20 flights)90SepOct 2025: 91% on time (23 flights)91OctApr 2026: 96% on time (24 flights)96AprMay 2026: 94% on time (31 flights)94MayJun 2026: 97% on time (30 flights)97JunJul 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81JulAug 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3090%
Tuesday3087%
Wednesday3083%
Thursday2997%
Friday2997%
Saturday2186%
Sunday2195%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 39%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 32%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 29%

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Questions

How often is AA 462 from LGA to ORD late?

American Airlines 462 from New York, NY to Chicago, IL arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 9% of 190 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 2.1% 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.