Flight AA490
American Airlines flight AA490
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Tucson (TUS) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)
Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 11% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 59 minutes. It was cancelled 3.2% of the time.
- On-time arrivals
- 89.4%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 3.2%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 59 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 156
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Air traffic control & airport 46%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 34%
- Extreme weather 19%
- Late-arriving aircraft 0%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
Philadelphia (PHL) to Chicago (ORD)
Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 40% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 59 minutes. It was cancelled 2.3% of the time.
- On-time arrivals
- 59.7%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 2.3%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 59 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 129
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Air traffic control & airport 39%
- Late-arriving aircraft 34%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 19%
- Extreme weather 5%
- Security 3%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
Chicago (ORD) to Philadelphia (PHL)
Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 42% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 70 minutes. It was cancelled 13.2% of the time.
- On-time arrivals
- 57.6%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 13.2%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 70 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 76
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Late-arriving aircraft 51%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 41%
- Air traffic control & airport 5%
- Extreme weather 2%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
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| Month | On time | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 51.9% | 27 |
| October 2025 | 50.0% | 30 |
| November 2025 | 86.2% | 30 |
| December 2025 | 83.9% | 31 |
| January 2026 | 85.7% | 31 |
| February 2026 | 96.4% | 28 |
| March 2026 | 93.3% | 31 |
| April 2026 | 75.9% | 30 |
| May 2026 | 64.5% | 31 |
| June 2026 | 48.1% | 30 |
| July 2026 | 60.0% | 31 |
| August 2026 | 69.2% | 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