AA2970

AA2970 (American Airlines) is a multi-stop service on 16 routes, busiest Chicago to Philadelphia. Of 749 departures recorded from October 2024 to July 2026, 78.1% 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
January3057▲ 90.0%
February2756▲ 107.4%
March3138▲ 22.6%
April3054▲ 80.0%
May3151▲ 64.5%
June30300.0%
July3031▲ 3.3%
August31––
September29––
October31–in progress
November23––
December46––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)209317▲ 51.7%

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
January84.6%60.4%▼ 28.6%
February88.9%62.5%▼ 29.7%
March77.4%56.8%▼ 26.7%
April53.3%84.3%▲ 58.1%
May77.4%74.5%▼ 3.8%
June83.3%89.7%▲ 7.6%
July78.6%93.3%▲ 18.8%
August86.7%––
September82.8%––
October83.9%–in progress
November100.0%––
December71.7%––
Year-to-date average (Jan–Jul)77.7%74.5%▼ 4.1%

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
January49▲ 125.0%
February00–
March01–
April03–
May00–
June01–
July21▼ 50.0%
August1––
September0––
October0–in progress
November2––
December0––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)615▲ 150.0%

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 96.8% 725
  • Cancelled 3.2% 24

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

On time, leg by leg

  1. ORD–PHL242 87.3%
  2. DFW–JFK81 80.3%
  3. SAT–DFW52 85.4%
  4. PHL–ORD49 70.2%
  5. DFW–BZN44 83.7%
  6. BZN–DFW44 67.4%
  7. DSM–DFW37 57.6%
  8. DFW–DSM37 56.3%

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 18 18 100.0% 0
November 2024 30 30 96.7% 0
December 2024 15 15 80.0% 0
January 2025 30 26 84.6% 4
February 2025 27 27 88.9% 0
March 2025 31 31 77.4% 0
April 2025 30 30 53.3% 0
May 2025 31 31 77.4% 0
June 2025 30 30 83.3% 0
July 2025 30 28 78.6% 2
August 2025 31 30 86.7% 1
September 2025 29 29 82.8% 0
October 2025 31 31 83.9% 0
November 2025 23 21 100.0% 2
December 2025 46 46 71.7% 0
January 2026 57 48 60.4% 9
February 2026 56 56 62.5% 0
March 2026 38 37 56.8% 1
April 2026 54 51 84.3% 3
May 2026 51 51 74.5% 0
June 2026 30 29 89.7% 1
July 2026 31 30 93.3% 1

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