American Airlines SAT to ORD on-time performance
American Airlines nonstop flights from San Antonio to Chicago · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
On-time arrivals
74%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
2.1%
11 flights
Avg arrival delay
21 min
78 min when late
Rank on route
#4 of 5
route average 77% on time
Key facts
- American Airlines flights on SAT to ORD arrived on time 74% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026.
- 2.1% were cancelled, and 10% arrived an hour or more late.
- That ranks #4 of 5 airlines on this route, which averaged 77% on time overall.
- The largest source of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (49%).
On-time trend by month
Why this airline's flights were late
- Late-arriving aircraft49%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)21%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion18%
- Extreme weather11%
- Security0%
Other airlines on SAT to ORD
- United Airlines80% on time · 18 min avg delay
- Envoy Air77% on time · 16 min avg delay
- SkyWest Airlines67% on time · 20 min avg delay
- Republic Airways75% on time · 14 min avg delay
Full SAT to ORD comparison →
American Airlines on-time record across all routes →
519 American Airlines flights tracked on this route; 11 cancelled, 3 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.