Flight AA486
American Airlines flight AA486
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Chicago (ORD) to Orlando (MCO)
Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 52% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 112 minutes. It was cancelled 4.6% of the time.
- On-time arrivals
- 47.6%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 4.6%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 112 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 130
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Late-arriving aircraft 69%
- Air traffic control & airport 16%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 15%
- Extreme weather 0%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
Orlando (MCO) to Boston (BOS)
Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 34% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 49 minutes. It was cancelled 3.1% of the time.
- On-time arrivals
- 66.3%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 3.1%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 49 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 98
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Late-arriving aircraft 53%
- Air traffic control & airport 40%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 4%
- Extreme weather 3%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
Boston (BOS) to Orlando (MCO)
Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 27% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 109 minutes. It was cancelled 2.4% of the time.
- On-time arrivals
- 73.5%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 2.4%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 109 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 85
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Late-arriving aircraft 57%
- Air traffic control & airport 21%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 18%
- Extreme weather 4%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
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| Month | On time | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| October 2025 | 56.0% | 26 |
| November 2025 | 100.0% | 1 |
| January 2026 | 70.8% | 26 |
| February 2026 | 65.5% | 31 |
| March 2026 | 71.0% | 32 |
| April 2026 | 63.0% | 54 |
| May 2026 | 80.4% | 51 |
| June 2026 | 31.0% | 30 |
| July 2026 | 42.9% | 31 |
| August 2026 | 46.7% | 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