American Airlines SNA to ORD on-time performance
American Airlines nonstop flights from Santa Ana to Chicago · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
On-time arrivals
75%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
1.8%
21 flights
Avg arrival delay
22 min
85 min when late
Rank on route
#2 of 2
route average 77% on time
Key facts
- American Airlines flights on SNA to ORD arrived on time 75% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026.
- 1.8% were cancelled, and 10% arrived an hour or more late.
- That ranks #2 of 2 airlines on this route, which averaged 77% on time overall.
- The largest source of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (44%).
On-time trend by month
Why this airline's flights were late
- Late-arriving aircraft44%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)32%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion17%
- Extreme weather7%
- Security0%
Other airlines on SNA to ORD
- United Airlines79% on time · 15 min avg delay
Full SNA to ORD comparison →
American Airlines on-time record across all routes →
1,148 American Airlines flights tracked on this route; 21 cancelled, 18 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.