Flight AA859
American Airlines flight AA859
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Chicago (ORD) to Palm Springs (PSP)
Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 38% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 119 minutes. It was cancelled 0.0% of the time.
- On-time arrivals
- 62.3%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 0.0%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 119 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 53
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Late-arriving aircraft 67%
- Extreme weather 15%
- Air traffic control & airport 13%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 5%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
Miami (MIA) to New York (LGA)
Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 37% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 43 minutes. It was cancelled 5.0% of the time.
- On-time arrivals
- 63.2%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 5.0%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 43 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 20
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Late-arriving aircraft 41%
- Air traffic control & airport 36%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 24%
- Extreme weather 0%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
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| Month | On time | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| November 2025 | 72.7% | 22 |
| December 2025 | 55.6% | 27 |
| January 2026 | 50.0% | 4 |
| February 2026 | 61.5% | 14 |
| March 2026 | 66.7% | 6 |
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