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AA2218

Chicago (ORD) to Austin (AUS) · scheduled 8:25 AM – 11:04 AM

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How AA2218 performs

191 operations, 2025-06-05 to 2026-06-30.

On-time arrivals
84.2%
160 of 190 completed
Cancellation rate
0.52%
1 cancelled
Median arrival delay
-10 min
Average -0.1 min
Severe delays
5.3%
Arrived 60+ minutes late
Delay when late
57 min
Average, when 15+ min late
Departure punctuality
81.6%
Left the gate on time

AA2218 arrived on time 84.2% of the time, against 74.4% for all ORDAUS flights — this specific departure is 9.9 percentage points better than the route as a whole. Against American Airlines’s own flights on this route it is 14.4 points better.

Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics · 191 operations between 2025-06-05 to 2026-06-30

Against the rest of the route

On timeCancelledMedian delaySevereFlights
AA221884.2%0.52%-10 min5.3%191
American Airlines on ORDAUS69.8%1.40%-4 min12.7%3,279
All ORDAUS flights74.4%1.04%-5 min9.1%9,355

Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · 2025-06-05 to 2026-06-30

Other routes AA2218 has flown

A flight number is a slot in a schedule, and carriers reassign it. These are the other city pairs this number served in the analysis period.

RouteOperatedFlightsOn time
CLTSJU Charlotte to San Juan2024-02-152026-05-2018578.7%
SJUCLT San Juan to Charlotte2024-02-152026-05-2018571.6%
DFWPBI Dallas–Fort Worth to West Palm Beach2023-07-012026-04-0649172.6%
PBIDFW West Palm Beach to Dallas–Fort Worth2023-07-012026-04-0648765.6%
ATLORD Atlanta to Chicago2025-02-182025-03-056
ORDATL Chicago to Atlanta2025-02-182025-03-056
CLTDAB Charlotte to Daytona Beach2025-02-172025-02-171
DABCLT Daytona Beach to Charlotte2025-02-172025-02-171
BOSCLT Boston to Charlotte2024-12-052025-01-0631
CLTSNA Charlotte to Santa Ana2024-11-052024-12-0428
CLTSAN Charlotte to San Diego2024-01-082024-02-1432
DFWMSO Dallas–Fort Worth to Missoula2023-12-202024-01-0719
MSODFW Missoula to Dallas–Fort Worth2023-12-202024-01-0719
FSDPHX Sioux Falls to Phoenix2023-12-062023-12-164
PHXFSD Phoenix to Sioux Falls2023-12-062023-12-164
CLTCLE Charlotte to Cleveland2023-11-262023-11-272

Because the same number has served different journeys, the statistics above describe only the route AA2218 currently operates. Blending them would produce an average of two different flights.

Data and methodology

Calculated by FlyerIntel from 191 records of AA2218 operating ORDAUS, published by the US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics. A flight counts as delayed when it arrives 15 or more minutes after schedule. Cancelled and diverted flights are excluded from the on-time rate and reported separately. Flight numbers are resolved as carrier plus number plus route, because the same number serves different routes over time.

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