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Flight Reliability

AA 1179 · American Airlines

Chicago → Santa Ana (ORDSNA)

67
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
74%
Arrive within 15 minutes
7 min
Average arrival delay
3.2%
Cancelled
3 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 349 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

AA 1179 arrived on time 80% of the time on Fridays. On Sundays: 69%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

AA 1179 was cancelled 3.2% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

Recent months have been rougher.

AA 1179 arrived on time 64% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 74% in the three months before that.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon73%(48 flights)
  • Tue75%(48 flights)
  • Wed78%(49 flights)
  • Thu70%(47 flights)
  • Fri80%(49 flights)
  • Sat75%(47 flights)
  • Sun69%(48 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 12–3 PM75%(61 flights)
  • 3–6 PM(7 flights)
  • 6–9 PM74%(268 flights)
On-time trend by month
70%
May

Jun 79% → May 70% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202579%29
July 202573%30
August 202579%29
September 202573%30
October 202581%31
November 202589%26
December 202571%28
January 202674%27
February 202678%27
March 202663%30
April 202659%29
May 202670%20
Departures on time
68%
Diverted
0.6%
Flights flown
336
Months covered
12

Based on 349 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.