AA1168

AA1168 (American Airlines) is a multi-stop service on 22 routes, busiest Houston to Chicago. Of 639 departures recorded from October 2024 to May 2026, 72.4% left on time, according to the US BTS.

Recorded departures by month

All legs under this number combined; see the leg table.

The most recent periods17 periods
PeriodDepartures 2025Departures 2026Change vs last year
January6226▼ 58.1%
February3921▼ 46.2%
March3129▼ 6.5%
April305▼ 83.3%
May311▼ 96.8%
June29––
July31––
August35––
September30––
October37–in progress
November47––
December37––
Year to date (Jan–May)19382▼ 57.5%

according to the US BTS · October 2024 → May 2026

On-time departures by month

All legs combined

On time = departure within 15 minutes of schedule. Non-cancelled flights with a recorded delay only.

The most recent periods17 periods
PeriodOn time 2025On time 2026Change vs last year
January72.6%70.8%▼ 2.4%
February79.5%73.7%▼ 7.3%
March96.8%68.0%▼ 29.7%
April66.7%80.0%▲ 20.0%
May79.3%0.0%▼ 100.0%
June82.1%––
July66.7%––
August71.4%––
September85.7%––
October73.0%–in progress
November37.2%––
December70.3%––
Year-to-date average (Jan–May)79.0%58.5%▼ 25.9%

according to the US BTS · October 2024 → May 2026

Average departure delay by month

All legs combined

according to the US BTS · October 2024 → May 2026

Cancelled departures by month

All legs combined
The most recent periods17 periods
PeriodCancelled 2025Cancelled 2026Change vs last year
January02–
February02–
March04–
April00–
May20▼ 100.0%
June1––
July4––
August0––
September2––
October0–in progress
November4––
December0––
Year to date (Jan–May)28▲ 300.0%

according to the US BTS · October 2024 → May 2026

This is not a forecast

This is a historical record of departures already flown, not a forecast for your flight.

This number flies several legs

Several legs: the headline figure averages all of them. See the leg table.

Cancellation share

  • Not cancelled 95.8% 612
  • Cancelled 4.2% 27

Share of all recorded flights in the period, all legs. · Oct 12, 2024 → May 7, 2026

On time, leg by leg

  1. IAH–ORD101 58.6%
  2. ORD–IAH96 61.7%
  3. LGA–ORD44 66.7%
  4. RDU–PHL37 86.5%
  5. PHL–RDU37 81.1%
  6. PHL–BNA35 71.0%
  7. PHX–DFW33 87.1%
  8. DFW–SAT32 73.3%

Departures within 15 minutes of schedule; small figure = departures recorded.

Legs flown under this number

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Monthly figures
PeriodDepartures With departure delay recordedOn time Cancelled
October 2024 30 30 66.7% 0
November 2024 54 54 79.6% 0
December 2024 34 28 71.4% 6
January 2025 62 62 72.6% 0
February 2025 39 39 79.5% 0
March 2025 31 31 96.8% 0
April 2025 30 30 66.7% 0
May 2025 31 29 79.3% 2
June 2025 29 28 82.1% 1
July 2025 31 27 66.7% 4
August 2025 35 35 71.4% 0
September 2025 30 28 85.7% 2
October 2025 37 37 73.0% 0
November 2025 47 43 37.2% 4
December 2025 37 37 70.3% 0
January 2026 26 24 70.8% 2
February 2026 21 19 73.7% 2
March 2026 29 25 68.0% 4
April 2026 5 5 80.0% 0
May 2026 1 1 0.0% 0

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