Flight AA2398
American Airlines flight AA2398
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Seattle (SEA) to Chicago (ORD)
Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 30% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 72 minutes. It was cancelled 1.4% of the time.
- On-time arrivals
- 70.0%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 1.4%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 72 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 222
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Late-arriving aircraft 70%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 14%
- Air traffic control & airport 13%
- Extreme weather 4%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
Chicago (ORD) to Seattle (SEA)
Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 40% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 55 minutes. It was cancelled 1.5% of the time.
- On-time arrivals
- 59.9%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 1.5%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 55 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 205
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Air traffic control & airport 35%
- Late-arriving aircraft 35%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 28%
- Extreme weather 2%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
Chicago (ORD) to Washington (DCA)
Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 30% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 124 minutes. It was cancelled 4.1% of the time.
- On-time arrivals
- 70.4%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 4.1%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 124 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 74
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Late-arriving aircraft 64%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 27%
- Air traffic control & airport 10%
- Extreme weather 0%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
Washington (DCA) to Chicago (ORD)
Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 42% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 145 minutes. It was cancelled 6.1% of the time.
- On-time arrivals
- 58.1%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 6.1%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 145 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 33
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Late-arriving aircraft 52%
- Air traffic control & airport 25%
- Extreme weather 20%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 3%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
Atlanta (ATL) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)
Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 56% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 82 minutes. It was cancelled 0.0% of the time.
- On-time arrivals
- 44.4%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 0.0%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 82 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 27
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Late-arriving aircraft 72%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 14%
- Air traffic control & airport 14%
- Extreme weather 1%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Atlanta (ATL)
Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 52% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 77 minutes. It was cancelled 0.0% of the time.
- On-time arrivals
- 48.1%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 0.0%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 77 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 27
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Late-arriving aircraft 43%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 37%
- Air traffic control & airport 20%
- Extreme weather 0%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
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| Month | On time | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 71.9% | 32 |
| October 2025 | 81.1% | 53 |
| November 2025 | 74.5% | 59 |
| December 2025 | 57.6% | 59 |
| January 2026 | 52.3% | 46 |
| February 2026 | 65.8% | 38 |
| March 2026 | 56.6% | 54 |
| April 2026 | 68.6% | 52 |
| May 2026 | 54.5% | 44 |
| June 2026 | 75.9% | 30 |
| July 2026 | 64.9% | 59 |
| August 2026 | 48.3% | 62 |
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