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AA 353 on time

American Airlines 353: Chicago to Tampa at 6:10 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
58%
206 flights · likely 51–65%
Cancelled
1.0%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
+5 min
median vs schedule
When late
+82 min
average delay
Similar flights
63%
AA, same route & hour

About 1 in 2 AA 353 flights from Chicago arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (42%); 1.0% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 5 minutes late.

AA 353: ORD → TPA

Scheduled to leave Chicago at 6:10 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 58% of the time (206 flights), worse than other AA flights on the route at that hour (63%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Usually American Airlines's last flight of the day from Chicago to Tampa (100% of days). American Airlines's last ORD–TPA flight was cancelled 1.9% of the time, against 1.9% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next American Airlines flight is usually around 9:05 a.m. the next morning.

Month by month

30%65%100%May 2025: 81% on time (31 flights)81MayJun 2025: 67% on time (30 flights)67JunJul 2025: 67% on time (30 flights)67JulAug 2025: 61% on time (31 flights)61AugSep 2025: 73% on time (30 flights)73SepOct 2025: 79% on time (28 flights)79OctNov 2025: too few flights (1 flights)NovApr 2026: 67% on time (24 flights)67AprMay 2026: 48% on time (31 flights)48MayJun 2026: 43% on time (30 flights)43JunJul 2026: 52% on time (31 flights)52JulAug 2026: 48% on time (31 flights)48Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3043%
Tuesday2969%
Wednesday2969%
Thursday3063%
Friday2966%
Saturday3057%
Sunday2941%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 56%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 20%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 17%Severe weather 7%

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Questions

How often is AA 353 from ORD to TPA late?

American Airlines 353 from Chicago, IL to Tampa, FL arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 42% of 206 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.0% 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.