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AA 1726 · American Airlines

Austin → Chicago (AUS–ORD)87% of its flights flew this route. The rest (TPA–ORD, ORD–AUS) are included in these numbers.

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Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
79%
Arrive within 15 minutes
11 min
Average arrival delay
2.5%
Cancelled
11 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 318 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

AA 1726 departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 83% of the time, versus 50% between 6–9 PM.

Skip Saturday if you can.

AA 1726 arrived on time 85% of the time on Thursdays. On Saturdays: 71%.

A bit ahead of the AUS–ORD route.

AA 1726 arrived on time 79% of the time, versus 74% across the AUS–ORD route.

Recent months have been rougher.

AA 1726 arrived on time 68% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 76% in the three months before that.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon77%(44 flights)
  • Tue81%(43 flights)
  • Wed84%(44 flights)
  • Thu85%(41 flights)
  • Fri80%(44 flights)
  • Sat71%(41 flights)
  • Sun73%(48 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM83%(234 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM74%(39 flights)
  • 12–3 PM—(6 flights)
  • 6–9 PM50%(26 flights)
On-time trend by month
77%
May

Jun 93% → May 77% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202593%29
July 202583%30
August 202587%30
September 202570%30
October 202590%31
November 202579%28
December 202576%29
February 202673%11
March 202660%25
April 202668%25
May 202677%31
Departures on time
82%
Diverted
1.6%
Flights flown
305
Months covered
12

Same route, other flights

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Based on 318 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.