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AA 4740 on time

American Airlines 4740: Chicago to Indianapolis at 7:08 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
63%
163 flights · likely 56–70%
Cancelled
4.9%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−8 min
median vs schedule
When late
+103 min
average delay
Similar flights
69%
AA, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 AA 4740 flights from Chicago arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (37%); 4.9% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 8 minutes early.

AA 4740: ORD → IND

Scheduled to leave Chicago at 7:08 p.m. local time, operated by Republic Airways as YX 4740. Over the past year it arrived on time 63% of the time (163 flights), worse than other AA flights on the route at that hour (69%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Mar 2025: too few flights (2 flights)MarApr 2025: 90% on time (30 flights)90AprMay 2025: 77% on time (31 flights)77MayJun 2025: too few flights (4 flights)JunAug 2025: 46% on time (26 flights)46AugSep 2025: too few flights (2 flights)SepJan 2026: 58% on time (26 flights)58JanFeb 2026: 56% on time (27 flights)56FebMar 2026: 58% on time (31 flights)58MarApr 2026: 77% on time (30 flights)77AprMay 2026: 75% on time (20 flights)75MayAug 2026: 56% on time (27 flights)56Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2438%
Tuesday2471%
Wednesday2370%
Thursday2365%
Friday2370%
Saturday2374%
Sunday2357%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 52%Severe weather 25%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 12%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 11%

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Questions

How often is AA 4740 from ORD to IND late?

American Airlines 4740 from Chicago, IL to Indianapolis, IN arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 37% of 163 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 4.9% 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.