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AA 3197 on time

American Airlines 3197: Omaha to Chicago at 7:00 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
85%
160 flights · likely 79–90%
Cancelled
2.5%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−10 min
median vs schedule
When late
+65 min
average delay
Similar flights
83%
AA, same route & hour

About 1 in 7 AA 3197 flights from Omaha arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (15%); 2.5% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 10 minutes early.

AA 3197: OMA → ORD

Scheduled to leave Omaha at 7:00 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 85% of the time (160 flights), in line with other AA flights on the route at that hour (83%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Apr 2025: 100% on time (26 flights)100AprMay 2025: 94% on time (31 flights)94MayJun 2025: 87% on time (30 flights)87JunJul 2025: 61% on time (31 flights)61JulAug 2025: 90% on time (31 flights)90AugSep 2025: 87% on time (30 flights)87SepOct 2025: 90% on time (31 flights)90OctNov 2025: too few flights (1 flights)NovMay 2026: too few flights (10 flights)MayJun 2026: 80% on time (30 flights)80JunJul 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81JulAug 2026: 85% on time (27 flights)85Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2492%
Tuesday2391%
Wednesday2383%
Thursday2387%
Friday2483%
Saturday2475%
Sunday19—

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 45%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 26%Severe weather 20%Late inbound plane 9%

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Questions

How often is AA 3197 from OMA to ORD late?

American Airlines 3197 from Omaha, NE to Chicago, IL arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 15% of 160 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 2.5% 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.