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AA 1926 · American Airlines

Chicago → St. Louis (ORD–STL)81% of its flights flew this route. The rest (STL–ORD, DFW–VPS) are included in these numbers.

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
67%
Arrive within 15 minutes
27 min
Average arrival delay
3.0%
Cancelled
0 min
Median arrival delay

Based on 302 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

AA 1926 departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 82% of the time, versus 51% between 9 PM–12 AM.

Friday is doing you no favors.

AA 1926 arrived on time 81% of the time on Saturdays and just 56% on Fridays. That gap is worth planning around.

Lagging the American Airlines network.

AA 1926 arrived on time 67% of the time, versus 77% across the American Airlines network.

Keep a backup plan handy.

AA 1926 was cancelled 3.0% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon71%(38 flights)
  • Tue68%(44 flights)
  • Wed77%(44 flights)
  • Thu58%(43 flights)
  • Fri56%(43 flights)
  • Sat81%(36 flights)
  • Sun58%(43 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM82%(11 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM76%(42 flights)
  • 12–3 PM61%(43 flights)
  • 3–6 PM—(4 flights)
  • 6–9 PM70%(150 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM51%(41 flights)
On-time trend by month
80%
May

Jun 67% → May 80% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202567%30
July 202560%30
August 202563%30
September 202587%30
October 202574%31
February 202664%14
March 202639%23
April 202659%49
May 202680%49
Departures on time
59%
Diverted
0.7%
Flights flown
291
Months covered
11

Same route, other flights

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Based on 302 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.