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AA 470 on time

American Airlines 470: Philadelphia to Chicago at 12:45 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
63%
203 flights · likely 56–69%
Cancelled
3.0%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−6 min
median vs schedule
When late
+102 min
average delay
Similar flights
63%
AA, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 AA 470 flights from Philadelphia arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (37%); 3.0% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 6 minutes early.

AA 470: PHL → ORD

Scheduled to leave Philadelphia at 12:45 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 63% of the time (203 flights), in line with other AA flights on the route at that hour (63%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

30%65%100%May 2025: 73% on time (26 flights)73MayJun 2025: 50% on time (26 flights)50JunJul 2025: 37% on time (27 flights)37JulAug 2025: 47% on time (30 flights)47AugSep 2025: 90% on time (30 flights)90SepOct 2025: 71% on time (31 flights)71OctNov 2025: too few flights (1 flights)NovApr 2026: 71% on time (21 flights)71AprMay 2026: 61% on time (28 flights)61MayJun 2026: 53% on time (30 flights)53JunJul 2026: 42% on time (31 flights)42JulAug 2026: 52% on time (31 flights)52Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3063%
Tuesday3067%
Wednesday3077%
Thursday3053%
Friday3067%
Saturday2458%
Sunday2952%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 46%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 28%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 20%Severe weather 7%

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Questions

How often is AA 470 from PHL to ORD late?

American Airlines 470 from Philadelphia, PA to Chicago, IL arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 37% of 203 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 3.0% 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.