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AA 581 on time

American Airlines 581: Miami to Chicago at 6:40 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
84%
179 flights · likely 78–89%
Cancelled
1.1%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−11 min
median vs schedule
When late
+58 min
average delay
Similar flights
86%
AA, same route & hour

About 1 in 6 AA 581 flights from Miami arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (16%); 1.1% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 11 minutes early.

AA 581: MIA → ORD

Scheduled to leave Miami at 6:40 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 84% of the time (179 flights), in line with other AA flights on the route at that hour (86%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%May 2025: 83% on time (30 flights)83MayJun 2025: 97% on time (30 flights)97JunJul 2025: 77% on time (31 flights)77JulAug 2025: 90% on time (31 flights)90AugSep 2025: 80% on time (30 flights)80SepOct 2025: 90% on time (31 flights)90OctNov 2025: too few flights (1 flights)NovApr 2026: too few flights (7 flights)AprMay 2026: 83% on time (18 flights)83MayJun 2026: 87% on time (30 flights)87JunJul 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90JulAug 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2488%
Tuesday2983%
Wednesday3080%
Thursday2588%
Friday2496%
Saturday2467%
Sunday2391%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 76%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 20%Late inbound plane 4%

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Questions

How often is AA 581 from MIA to ORD late?

American Airlines 581 from Miami, FL to Chicago, IL arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 16% of 179 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.1% 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.