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AA 2590 on time

American Airlines 2590: Santa Ana to Chicago at 7:45 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
85%
364 flights · likely 81–88%
Cancelled
0.8%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−16 min
median vs schedule
When late
+125 min
average delay
Similar flights
89%
AA, same route & hour

About 1 in 7 AA 2590 flights from Santa Ana arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (15%); 0.8% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 16 minutes early.

AA 2590: SNA → ORD

Scheduled to leave Santa Ana at 7:45 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 85% of the time (364 flights), worse than other AA flights on the route at that hour (89%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 90% on time (30 flights)90SepOct 2025: 90% on time (31 flights)90OctNov 2025: 83% on time (30 flights)83NovDec 2025: 87% on time (31 flights)87DecJan 2026: 73% on time (30 flights)73JanFeb 2026: 82% on time (28 flights)82FebMar 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81MarApr 2026: 90% on time (30 flights)90AprMay 2026: 94% on time (31 flights)94MayJun 2026: 80% on time (30 flights)80JunJul 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87JulAug 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5387%
Tuesday5288%
Wednesday5288%
Thursday5287%
Friday5288%
Saturday5283%
Sunday5171%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 45%Late inbound plane 31%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 15%Severe weather 9%

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Questions

How often is AA 2590 from SNA to ORD late?

American Airlines 2590 from Santa Ana, CA to Chicago, IL arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 15% of 364 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.8% 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.