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AA 3496 · American Airlines

HPN → Chicago (HPN–ORD)

85
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
90%
Arrive within 15 minutes
1 min early
Average arrival delay
3.0%
Cancelled
13 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 362 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

AA 3496 arrived on time 96% of the time on Tuesdays. On Sundays: 86%.

Better than the HPN–ORD route average.

AA 3496 arrived on time 90% of the time, versus 79% across the HPN–ORD route.

Better than the American Airlines network average.

AA 3496 arrived on time 90% of the time, versus 77% across the American Airlines network.

Keep a backup plan handy.

AA 3496 was cancelled 3.0% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon88%(49 flights)
  • Tue96%(49 flights)
  • Wed90%(49 flights)
  • Thu90%(51 flights)
  • Fri90%(52 flights)
  • Sat90%(49 flights)
  • Sun86%(51 flights)
On-time trend by month
93%
May

Jun 86% → May 93% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202586%29
July 202597%31
August 202590%31
September 202597%29
October 202590%31
November 202590%30
December 202583%30
January 202685%27
February 202696%26
March 202683%29
April 202690%29
May 202693%28
Departures on time
92%
Diverted
0.3%
Flights flown
350
Months covered
12

Same route, other flights

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Based on 362 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.