AA396

AA396 (American Airlines) is a multi-stop service on 4 routes, busiest New York to Chicago. Of 493 departures recorded from October 2024 to July 2026, 71.1% left on time, according to the US BTS.

Recorded departures by month

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

Months without data are left blank.

The most recent periods15 periods
PeriodDepartures 2025Departures 2026Change vs last year
January31––
February284▼ 85.7%
March31––
April3024▼ 20.0%
May31310.0%
June30300.0%
July31310.0%
August27––
September26––
October27–in progress
November–––
December–––

according to the US BTS · October 2024 → July 2026

On-time departures by month

All legs combined

Months without data are left blank.

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

The most recent periods15 periods
PeriodOn time 2025On time 2026Change vs last year
January80.7%––
February82.1%100.0%▲ 21.7%
March67.7%––
April76.7%91.7%▲ 19.6%
May70.0%58.1%▼ 17.1%
June50.0%51.9%▲ 3.7%
July50.0%59.3%▲ 18.5%
August61.5%––
September84.6%––
October69.2%–in progress
November–––
December–––

according to the US BTS · October 2024 → July 2026

Average departure delay by month

All legs combined

Months without data are left blank.

according to the US BTS · October 2024 → July 2026

Cancelled departures by month

All legs combined

Months without data are left blank.

The most recent periods15 periods
PeriodCancelled 2025Cancelled 2026Change vs last year
January0––
February00–
March0––
April00–
May10▼ 100.0%
June23▲ 50.0%
July34▲ 33.3%
August1––
September0––
October1–in progress
November–––
December–––

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 97.0% 478
  • Cancelled 3.0% 15

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

On time, leg by leg

  1. LGA–ORD365 65.7%
  2. ORD–DFW100 88.0%

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

Legs flown under this number

2
RoutesDistance (km)Avg delay On timeDepartures
LGA ORD LaGuardia Airport – Chicago O'Hare International Airport 1,177 32.7 min 65.7% 365
ORD DFW Chicago O'Hare International Airport – Dallas Fort Worth International Airport 1,291 5.8 min 88.0% 100
Monthly figures
PeriodDepartures With departure delay recordedOn time Cancelled
October 2024 20 20 85.0% 0
November 2024 30 30 80.0% 0
December 2024 31 31 90.3% 0
January 2025 31 31 80.7% 0
February 2025 28 28 82.1% 0
March 2025 31 31 67.7% 0
April 2025 30 30 76.7% 0
May 2025 31 30 70.0% 1
June 2025 30 28 50.0% 2
July 2025 31 28 50.0% 3
August 2025 27 26 61.5% 1
September 2025 26 26 84.6% 0
October 2025 27 26 69.2% 1
February 2026 4 4 100.0% 0
April 2026 24 24 91.7% 0
May 2026 31 31 58.1% 0
June 2026 30 27 51.9% 3
July 2026 31 27 59.3% 4

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