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Flight Reliability

AA 1876 · American Airlines

Chicago → Charlotte (ORDCLT)81% of its flights flew this route. The rest (ORD–PHX, PHL–MSY) are included in these numbers.

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
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

On-time by weekday
  • Mon70%(23 flights)
  • Tue67%(24 flights)
  • Wed73%(22 flights)
  • Thu84%(19 flights)
  • Fri52%(21 flights)
  • Sat60%(20 flights)
  • Sun67%(21 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM(1 flights)
  • 12–3 PM66%(29 flights)
  • 3–6 PM75%(92 flights)
  • 6–9 PM43%(28 flights)
On-time trend by month
64%
Apr

Nov 89% → Apr 64% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
November 202589%27
December 202562%29
January 202670%27
February 202690%10
March 202639%23
April 202664%28
Departures on time
70%
Diverted
0.6%
Flights flown
150
Months covered
7

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.