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SNA → ORD

John Wayne Orange County International Airport Chicago O'Hare International Airport

  • Advisory Airport Closure SNA

    Airport Closure at John Wayne Orange County International Airport (SNA): Reopens Nov 08 at 14:15 UTC.

    Airport status

  • Advisory Coastal Flood Advisory CLD, SAN, SNA

    COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO NOON PST TUESDAY

    Weather

How punctual is this route?

On-time arrivals
76.8%
Less than 15 minutes late
Cancelled
1.1%
Of scheduled flights
Average delay when late
81 min
Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
Flights tracked
2,164
Scheduled flights in the period

What caused the delays

  • Air traffic control & airport 40%
  • Late-arriving aircraft 34%
  • Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 22%
  • Extreme weather 5%
  • Security 0%

Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).

On-time arrivals by month
Sep 2025 Aug 2026
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MonthOn timeFlights
September 2025 81.4% 190
October 2025 77.9% 208
November 2025 75.9% 173
December 2025 82.2% 177
January 2026 75.3% 176
February 2026 78.5% 163
March 2026 70.8% 181
April 2026 78.9% 176
May 2026 80.6% 181
June 2026 72.5% 176
July 2026 72.2% 182
August 2026 74.1% 181

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

Airlines on this route

AirlineFlightsOn timeCancelledAvg. delay when late
American Airlines 1,123 76.1% 1.7% 90 min
United Airlines 1,041 77.4% 0.4% 71 min

Delay odds by flight

How often each flight number arrived 15 or more minutes late over the last year.

  • AA2590

    13% late · 364 flights

  • AA2285

    28% late · 241 flights

  • AA2212

    30% late · 206 flights

  • UA1352

    34% late · 180 flights

  • UA2426

    23% late · 159 flights

  • UA587

    14% late · 154 flights

  • UA1383

    33% late · 139 flights

  • UA2649

    13% late · 104 flights

  • AA2640

    34% late · 76 flights

  • AA2679

    23% late · 76 flights

  • UA1398

    12% late · 66 flights

  • AA1502

    30% late · 44 flights

  • AA2908

    34% late · 44 flights

  • AA1749

    17% late · 42 flights

  • UA2362

    22% late · 37 flights

  • UA2652

    19% late · 36 flights

  • AA3151

    42% late · 27 flights

  • UA276

    29% late · 24 flights

  • UA2849

    17% late · 24 flights

  • UA1191

    20% late · 21 flights

  • UA1310

    0% late · 21 flights

  • UA1989

    10% late · 21 flights

  • UA2762

    52% late · 21 flights

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