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AA 3253 on time

American Airlines 3253: Chicago to Newark at 5:36 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
42%
132 flights · likely 34–51%
Cancelled
9.1%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
+20 min
median vs schedule
When late
+90 min
average delay
Similar flights
40%
AA, same route & hour

About 6 in 10 AA 3253 flights from Chicago arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (58%); 9.1% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 20 minutes late.

AA 3253: ORD → EWR

Scheduled to leave Chicago at 5:36 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 42% of the time (132 flights), in line with other AA flights on the route at that hour (40%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

20%60%100%Apr 2025: 56% on time (27 flights)56AprMay 2025: 42% on time (31 flights)42MayJun 2025: 27% on time (30 flights)27JunJul 2025: 33% on time (30 flights)33JulAug 2025: 39% on time (31 flights)39AugSep 2025: too few flights (2 flights)SepOct 2025: 50% on time (26 flights)50OctNov 2025: too few flights (1 flights)NovMay 2026: too few flights (11 flights)MayJun 2026: 43% on time (30 flights)43JunJul 2026: 35% on time (31 flights)35JulAug 2026: 35% on time (31 flights)35Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2030%
Tuesday19—
Wednesday18—
Thursday19—
Friday19—
Saturday19—
Sunday18—

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 53%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 28%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 15%Severe weather 4%

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Questions

How often is AA 3253 from ORD to EWR late?

American Airlines 3253 from Chicago, IL to Newark, NJ arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 58% of 132 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 9.1% 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.