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AA 616 on time

American Airlines 616: Atlanta to Chicago at 7:25 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
65%
165 flights · likely 57–72%
Cancelled
1.2%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−1 min
median vs schedule
When late
+101 min
average delay
Similar flights
81%
AA, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 AA 616 flights from Atlanta arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (35%); 1.2% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 1 minutes early.

AA 616: ATL → ORD

Scheduled to leave Atlanta at 7:25 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 65% of the time (165 flights), worse than other AA flights on the route at that hour (81%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

20%60%100%Apr 2025: 92% on time (26 flights)92AprMay 2025: too few flights (4 flights)MayJun 2025: 85% on time (26 flights)85JunJul 2025: 87% on time (30 flights)87JulAug 2025: 65% on time (31 flights)65AugSep 2025: 77% on time (30 flights)77SepOct 2025: 58% on time (31 flights)58OctNov 2025: too few flights (1 flights)NovMay 2026: too few flights (11 flights)MayJun 2026: 87% on time (30 flights)87JunJul 2026: 68% on time (31 flights)68JulAug 2026: 29% on time (31 flights)29Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2475%
Tuesday2361%
Wednesday2365%
Thursday2458%
Friday2463%
Saturday2475%
Sunday2357%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 47%Late inbound plane 34%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 17%Severe weather 2%

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Questions

How often is AA 616 from ATL to ORD late?

American Airlines 616 from Atlanta, GA to Chicago, IL arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 35% of 165 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.2% 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.