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AA 2999 on time

American Airlines 2999: Dallas to Chicago at 7:30 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
75%
196 flights · likely 68–81%
Cancelled
1.5%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−1 min
median vs schedule
When late
+47 min
average delay
Similar flights
73%
AA, same route & hour

About 1 in 4 AA 2999 flights from Dallas arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (25%); 1.5% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 1 minutes early.

AA 2999: DFW → ORD

Scheduled to leave Dallas at 7:30 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 75% of the time (196 flights), in line with other AA flights on the route at that hour (73%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Oct 2025: 85% on time (26 flights)85OctNov 2025: 84% on time (19 flights)84NovDec 2025: 69% on time (29 flights)69DecJan 2026: 65% on time (31 flights)65JanFeb 2026: 79% on time (28 flights)79FebMar 2026: 70% on time (30 flights)70MarApr 2026: too few flights (6 flights)AprAug 2026: 81% on time (27 flights)81Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2972%
Tuesday2681%
Wednesday2976%
Thursday2882%
Friday2871%
Saturday2879%
Sunday2864%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 40%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 36%Severe weather 21%Late inbound plane 3%

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Questions

How often is AA 2999 from DFW to ORD late?

American Airlines 2999 from Dallas/Fort Worth, TX to Chicago, IL arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 25% of 196 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.5% 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.