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AA 486 on time

American Airlines 486: Chicago to Orlando at 5:07 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
45%
130 flights · likely 37–54%
Cancelled
4.6%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
+21 min
median vs schedule
When late
+110 min
average delay
Similar flights
59%
AA, same route & hour

About 5 in 10 AA 486 flights from Chicago arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (55%); 4.6% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 21 minutes late.

AA 486: ORD → MCO

Scheduled to leave Chicago at 5:07 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 45% of the time (130 flights), worse than other AA flights on the route at that hour (59%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

10%55%100%Jun 2025: 15% on time (26 flights)15JunJul 2025: 29% on time (31 flights)29JulAug 2025: too few flights (5 flights)AugOct 2025: 54% on time (26 flights)54OctNov 2025: too few flights (1 flights)NovMay 2026: too few flights (11 flights)MayJun 2026: 30% on time (30 flights)30JunJul 2026: 39% on time (31 flights)39JulAug 2026: 45% on time (31 flights)45Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday19—
Tuesday18—
Wednesday18—
Thursday19—
Friday19—
Saturday19—
Sunday18—

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 69%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 16%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 15%

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Questions

How often is AA 486 from ORD to MCO late?

American Airlines 486 from Chicago, IL to Orlando, FL arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 55% of 130 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 4.6% 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.