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AA 2849 on time

American Airlines 2849: Raleigh to Chicago at 7:13 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
79%
179 flights · likely 73–85%
Cancelled
5.6%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−13 min
median vs schedule
When late
+257 min
average delay
Similar flights
78%
AA, same route & hour

About 1 in 5 AA 2849 flights from Raleigh arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (21%); 5.6% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 13 minutes early.

AA 2849: RDU → ORD

Scheduled to leave Raleigh at 7:13 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 79% of the time (179 flights), in line with other AA flights on the route at that hour (78%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Apr 2025: 81% on time (27 flights)81AprMay 2025: 87% on time (31 flights)87MayJun 2025: 97% on time (30 flights)97JunJul 2025: 77% on time (31 flights)77JulAug 2025: 90% on time (31 flights)90AugSep 2025: 87% on time (30 flights)87SepOct 2025: too few flights (5 flights)OctApr 2026: 74% on time (23 flights)74AprMay 2026: 77% on time (30 flights)77MayJun 2026: 80% on time (30 flights)80JunJul 2026: 61% on time (31 flights)61JulAug 2026: 93% on time (30 flights)93Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2673%
Tuesday2576%
Wednesday2576%
Thursday2572%
Friday2688%
Saturday2681%
Sunday2688%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 51%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 44%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 4%Severe weather 1%

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Questions

How often is AA 2849 from RDU to ORD late?

American Airlines 2849 from Raleigh/Durham, NC to Chicago, IL arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 21% of 179 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 5.6% 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.