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AA 689 on time

American Airlines 689: Chicago to Charlotte at 6:47 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
63%
165 flights · likely 55–70%
Cancelled
2.4%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
+3 min
median vs schedule
When late
+71 min
average delay
Similar flights
64%
AA, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 AA 689 flights from Chicago arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (37%); 2.4% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 3 minutes late.

AA 689: ORD → CLT

Scheduled to leave Chicago at 6:47 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 63% of the time (165 flights), in line with other AA flights on the route at that hour (64%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Apr 2025: 87% on time (30 flights)87AprMay 2025: 73% on time (30 flights)73MayJun 2025: 47% on time (30 flights)47JunJul 2025: 53% on time (30 flights)53JulAug 2025: 58% on time (31 flights)58AugSep 2025: 77% on time (30 flights)77SepOct 2025: 77% on time (31 flights)77OctNov 2025: too few flights (1 flights)NovMay 2026: too few flights (11 flights)MayJun 2026: 47% on time (30 flights)47JunJul 2026: 61% on time (31 flights)61JulAug 2026: 52% on time (31 flights)52Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2450%
Tuesday2370%
Wednesday2370%
Thursday2467%
Friday2467%
Saturday2463%
Sunday2357%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 63%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 16%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 14%Severe weather 7%

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Questions

How often is AA 689 from ORD to CLT late?

American Airlines 689 from Chicago, IL to Charlotte, NC arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 37% of 165 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 2.4% 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.