Flight AA1398
American Airlines flight AA1398
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ORD → PBI
Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 31% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 67 minutes. It was cancelled 1.6% of the time.
- On-time arrivals
- 68.8%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 1.6%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 67 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 190
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Late-arriving aircraft 48%
- Air traffic control & airport 25%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 24%
- Extreme weather 2%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
PBI → ORD
Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 41% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 73 minutes. It was cancelled 4.0% of the time.
- On-time arrivals
- 59.3%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 4.0%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 73 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 173
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Late-arriving aircraft 55%
- Air traffic control & airport 28%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 16%
- Extreme weather 1%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
Austin (AUS) to Chicago (ORD)
Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 39% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 92 minutes. It was cancelled 5.3% of the time.
- On-time arrivals
- 60.6%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 5.3%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 92 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 75
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Air traffic control & airport 47%
- Late-arriving aircraft 39%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 7%
- Extreme weather 6%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
Charlotte (CLT) to Philadelphia (PHL)
Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 11% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 179 minutes. It was cancelled 0.0% of the time.
- On-time arrivals
- 88.6%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 0.0%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 179 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 44
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 80%
- Air traffic control & airport 11%
- Late-arriving aircraft 10%
- Extreme weather 0%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
Chicago (ORD) to West Palm Beach (DJT)
Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 15% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 46 minutes. It was cancelled 0.0% of the time.
- On-time arrivals
- 85.2%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 0.0%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 46 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 27
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Air traffic control & airport 65%
- Late-arriving aircraft 32%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 3%
- Extreme weather 0%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
Show as table
| Month | On time | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 65.0% | 20 |
| October 2025 | 60.9% | 47 |
| November 2025 | 73.5% | 51 |
| December 2025 | 57.7% | 54 |
| January 2026 | 61.7% | 61 |
| February 2026 | 66.1% | 56 |
| March 2026 | 64.3% | 62 |
| April 2026 | 84.8% | 36 |
| May 2026 | 86.7% | 30 |
| June 2026 | 51.7% | 30 |
| July 2026 | 60.7% | 31 |
| August 2026 | 83.9% | 31 |
Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data, September 2025 – August 2026. Covers flights operated by reporting U.S. carriers. About our data