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AA 2549 on time

American Airlines 2549: Chicago to Newark at 8:09 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
45%
128 flights · likely 36–53%
Cancelled
5.5%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
+21 min
median vs schedule
When late
+96 min
average delay
Similar flights
47%
AA, same route & hour

About 6 in 10 AA 2549 flights from Chicago arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (55%); 5.5% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 21 minutes late.

AA 2549: ORD → EWR

Scheduled to leave Chicago at 8:09 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 45% of the time (128 flights), in line with other AA flights on the route at that hour (47%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Usually American Airlines's last flight of the day from Chicago to Newark (100% of days). American Airlines's last ORD–EWR flight was cancelled 5.2% of the time, against 5.5% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next American Airlines flight is usually around 6:43 a.m. the next morning.

Month by month

20%60%100%Jun 2025: 54% on time (26 flights)54JunJul 2025: 31% on time (29 flights)31JulAug 2025: 39% on time (31 flights)39AugSep 2025: 45% on time (22 flights)45SepOct 2025: too few flights (3 flights)OctMay 2026: too few flights (11 flights)MayJun 2026: 40% on time (30 flights)40JunJul 2026: 26% on time (31 flights)26JulAug 2026: 55% on time (31 flights)55Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2040%
Tuesday19—
Wednesday14—
Thursday2010%
Friday2045%
Saturday15—
Sunday2050%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 48%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 30%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 17%Severe weather 5%

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Questions

How often is AA 2549 from ORD to EWR late?

American Airlines 2549 from Chicago, IL to Newark, NJ arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 55% of 128 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 5.5% were cancelled.

Flight numbers change. Figures cover flights with this airline, number and route only. "Likely range" is the 95% interval for the true on-time rate given the number of flights. This is history, not live status: check American Airlines for today's flight. Method.