American Airlines ORD to SAT on-time performance
American Airlines nonstop flights from Chicago to San Antonio · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
On-time arrivals
66%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
2.1%
11 flights
Avg arrival delay
28 min
81 min when late
Rank on route
#5 of 5
route average 74% on time
Key facts
- American Airlines flights on ORD to SAT arrived on time 66% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026.
- 2.1% were cancelled, and 15% arrived an hour or more late.
- That ranks #5 of 5 airlines on this route, which averaged 74% on time overall.
- The largest source of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (55%).
On-time trend by month
Why this airline's flights were late
- Late-arriving aircraft55%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)31%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion10%
- Extreme weather4%
- Security0%
Other airlines on ORD to SAT
- United Airlines75% on time · 19 min avg delay
- Envoy Air77% on time · 14 min avg delay
- SkyWest Airlines81% on time · 12 min avg delay
- Republic Airways82% on time · 12 min avg delay
Full ORD to SAT comparison →
American Airlines on-time record across all routes →
517 American Airlines flights tracked on this route; 11 cancelled, 0 diverted.
Data: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 (12 months). Latest month published by BTS: July 2026. How we calculate this.