AA2840

AA2840 (American Airlines) is a multi-stop service on 2 routes, busiest Chicago to Philadelphia. Of 640 departures recorded from October 2024 to July 2026, 68.8% 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 periods19 periods
PeriodDepartures 2025Departures 2026Change vs last year
January3031▲ 3.3%
February28280.0%
March31310.0%
April30300.0%
May2731▲ 14.8%
June2630▲ 15.4%
July2831▲ 10.7%
August30––
September30––
October31–in progress
November29––
December31––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)200212▲ 6.0%

according to the US BTS · October 2024 → July 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 periods19 periods
PeriodOn time 2025On time 2026Change vs last year
January83.3%72.4%▼ 13.1%
February78.6%80.8%▲ 2.8%
March76.7%65.5%▼ 14.5%
April76.7%69.0%▼ 10.0%
May66.7%67.7%▲ 1.6%
June60.0%46.4%▼ 22.6%
July59.3%40.0%▼ 32.5%
August62.1%––
September66.7%––
October74.2%–in progress
November60.7%––
December73.3%––
Year-to-date average (Jan–Jul)71.6%63.1%▼ 11.8%

according to the US BTS · October 2024 → July 2026

Average departure delay by month

All legs combined

according to the US BTS · October 2024 → July 2026

Cancelled departures by month

All legs combined
The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodCancelled 2025Cancelled 2026Change vs last year
January02–
February02–
March12▲ 100.0%
April01–
May00–
June12▲ 100.0%
July16▲ 500.0%
August1––
September0––
October0–in progress
November1––
December1––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)315▲ 400.0%

according to the US BTS · October 2024 → July 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 96.7% 619
  • Cancelled 3.3% 21

Share of all recorded flights in the period, all legs. · Oct 12, 2024 → Jul 31, 2026

On time, leg by leg

  1. ORD–PHL568 71.2%
  2. PHL–ORD72 48.4%

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

Legs flown under this number

2
RoutesDistance (km)Avg delay On timeDepartures
ORD PHL Chicago O'Hare International Airport – Philadelphia International Airport 1,088 40.5 min 71.2% 568
PHL ORD Philadelphia International Airport – Chicago O'Hare International Airport 1,088 44.6 min 48.4% 72
Monthly figures
PeriodDepartures With departure delay recordedOn time Cancelled
October 2024 20 20 85.0% 0
November 2024 28 28 75.0% 0
December 2024 29 29 72.4% 0
January 2025 30 30 83.3% 0
February 2025 28 28 78.6% 0
March 2025 31 30 76.7% 1
April 2025 30 30 76.7% 0
May 2025 27 27 66.7% 0
June 2025 26 25 60.0% 1
July 2025 28 27 59.3% 1
August 2025 30 29 62.1% 1
September 2025 30 30 66.7% 0
October 2025 31 31 74.2% 0
November 2025 29 28 60.7% 1
December 2025 31 30 73.3% 1
January 2026 31 29 72.4% 2
February 2026 28 26 80.8% 2
March 2026 31 29 65.5% 2
April 2026 30 29 69.0% 1
May 2026 31 31 67.7% 0
June 2026 30 28 46.4% 2
July 2026 31 25 40.0% 6

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