Flight Reliability
AA 1876 · American Airlines
Chicago → Charlotte (ORD–CLT)81% of its flights flew this route. The rest (ORD–PHX, PHL–MSY) are included in these numbers.
- 67%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 12 min
- Average arrival delay
- 5.0%
- Cancelled
- 1 min early
- Median arrival delay
Based on 159 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
The 3–6 PM departure wins.
AA 1876 departing between 3–6 PM arrived on time 75% of the time, versus 43% between 6–9 PM.
Friday is doing you no favors.
AA 1876 arrived on time 84% of the time on Thursdays and just 52% on Fridays. That gap is worth planning around.
A bit behind the ORD–CLT route.
AA 1876 arrived on time 67% of the time, versus 74% across the ORD–CLT route.
Lagging the American Airlines network.
AA 1876 arrived on time 67% of the time, versus 77% across the American Airlines network.
The breakdown
- Mon70%(23 flights)
- Tue67%(24 flights)
- Wed73%(22 flights)
- Thu84%(19 flights)
- Fri52%(21 flights)
- Sat60%(20 flights)
- Sun67%(21 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM—(1 flights)
- 12–3 PM66%(29 flights)
- 3–6 PM75%(92 flights)
- 6–9 PM43%(28 flights)
Nov 89% → Apr 64% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| November 2025 | 89% | 27 |
| December 2025 | 62% | 29 |
| January 2026 | 70% | 27 |
| February 2026 | 90% | 10 |
| March 2026 | 39% | 23 |
| April 2026 | 64% | 28 |
- Departures on time
- 70%
- Diverted
- 0.6%
- Flights flown
- 150
- Months covered
- 7
Same route, other flights
Keep nerding
Based on 159 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.