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AA 866 on time

American Airlines 866: Chicago to Phoenix at 10:22 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
59%
149 flights · likely 51–67%
Cancelled
0.7%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
+5 min
median vs schedule
When late
+97 min
average delay
Similar flights
70%
AA, same route & hour

About 1 in 2 AA 866 flights from Chicago arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (41%); 0.7% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 5 minutes late.

AA 866: ORD → PHX

Scheduled to leave Chicago at 10:22 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 59% of the time (149 flights), worse than other AA flights on the route at that hour (70%). Last seen in the data Aug 4, 2026.

Month by month

20%60%100%May 2025: 90% on time (31 flights)90MayJun 2025: 63% on time (30 flights)63JunJul 2025: 65% on time (31 flights)65JulAug 2025: 68% on time (31 flights)68AugSep 2025: too few flights (2 flights)SepOct 2025: 65% on time (26 flights)65OctNov 2025: too few flights (1 flights)NovApr 2026: 58% on time (24 flights)58AprMay 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81MayJun 2026: 53% on time (30 flights)53JunJul 2026: 32% on time (31 flights)32JulAug 2026: too few flights (4 flights)Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2236%
Tuesday2378%
Wednesday2167%
Thursday2143%
Friday2152%
Saturday2171%
Sunday2065%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 61%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 27%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 9%Severe weather 2%

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Questions

How often is AA 866 from ORD to PHX late?

American Airlines 866 from Chicago, IL to Phoenix, AZ arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 41% of 149 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.7% 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.