Flight Reliability
AA 1388 · American Airlines
Tampa → Chicago (TPA–ORD)
89
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
- 89%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 3 min
- Average arrival delay
- 1.3%
- Cancelled
- 11 min early
- Median arrival delay
Based on 154 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
Sunday scaries are real for this one.
AA 1388 arrived on time 96% of the time on Saturdays and just 77% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.
Well ahead of the TPA–ORD route.
AA 1388 arrived on time 89% of the time, versus 73% across the TPA–ORD route.
Better than the American Airlines network average.
AA 1388 arrived on time 89% of the time, versus 77% across the American Airlines network.
The breakdown
- Mon83%(23 flights)
- Tue95%(20 flights)
- Wed95%(21 flights)
- Thu82%(22 flights)
- Fri95%(21 flights)
- Sat96%(22 flights)
- Sun77%(22 flights)
97%
Mar
Nov 82% → Mar 97% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| November 2025 | 82% | 28 |
| December 2025 | 84% | 31 |
| January 2026 | 86% | 28 |
| February 2026 | 93% | 28 |
| March 2026 | 97% | 30 |
- Departures on time
- 91%
- Diverted
- 0.6%
- Flights flown
- 151
- Months covered
- 6
Same route, other flights
Keep nerding
Based on 154 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.