ON TIMEBOARD

AA 4028 on time

American Airlines 4028: Chicago to Fayetteville at 1:37 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
77%
171 flights · likely 70–82%
Cancelled
1.2%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−9 min
median vs schedule
When late
+73 min
average delay
Similar flights
82%
AA, same route & hour

About 1 in 4 AA 4028 flights from Chicago arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (23%); 1.2% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 9 minutes early.

AA 4028: ORD → XNA

Scheduled to leave Chicago at 1:37 p.m. local time, operated by Envoy as MQ 4028. Over the past year it arrived on time 77% of the time (171 flights), worse than other AA flights on the route at that hour (82%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%May 2025: 74% on time (31 flights)74MayJun 2025: 79% on time (28 flights)79JunJul 2025: 68% on time (31 flights)68JulAug 2025: too few flights (8 flights)AugSep 2025: 82% on time (22 flights)82SepOct 2025: 87% on time (31 flights)87OctNov 2025: 83% on time (30 flights)83NovDec 2025: 53% on time (17 flights)53DecJan 2026: 68% on time (22 flights)68JanFeb 2026: 81% on time (21 flights)81FebMar 2026: too few flights (5 flights)MarAug 2026: 78% on time (23 flights)78Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2677%
Tuesday2186%
Wednesday2868%
Thursday2785%
Friday2868%
Saturday14—
Sunday2781%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 39%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 26%Severe weather 24%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 11%

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Questions

How often is AA 4028 from ORD to XNA late?

American Airlines 4028 from Chicago, IL to Fayetteville, AR arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 23% of 171 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.2% 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.