Flight profile · American Airlines
AA2970
Chicago (ORD) to Philadelphia (PHL) · scheduled 5:00 AM – 7:57 AM
How AA2970 performs
441 operations, 2023-07-02 to 2026-06-30.
AA2970 arrived on time 85.3% of the time, against 72.4% for all ORD → PHL flights — this specific departure is 13.0 percentage points better than the route as a whole. Against American Airlines’s own flights on this route it is 13.8 points better.
Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics · 441 operations between 2023-07-02 to 2026-06-30
Against the rest of the route
| On time | Cancelled | Median delay | Severe | Flights | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AA2970 | 85.3% | 2.49% | -13 min | 9.5% | 441 |
| American Airlines on ORD → PHL | 71.6% | 2.38% | -2 min | 12.3% | 8,230 |
| All ORD → PHL flights | 72.4% | 1.83% | -3 min | 11.5% | 13,674 |
Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · 2023-07-02 to 2026-06-30
Other routes AA2970 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.
| Route | Operated | Flights | On time |
|---|---|---|---|
| BZN→DFW Bozeman to Dallas–Fort Worth | 2026-04-07 – 2026-05-20 | 44 | — |
| DFW→BZN Dallas–Fort Worth to Bozeman | 2026-04-07 – 2026-05-20 | 44 | — |
| PHL→ORD Philadelphia to Chicago | 2025-12-18 – 2026-04-06 | 49 | — |
| ORD→SLC Chicago to Salt Lake City | 2026-02-12 – 2026-03-07 | 24 | — |
| SLC→ORD Salt Lake City to Chicago | 2026-02-12 – 2026-03-07 | 24 | — |
| DFW→DSM Dallas–Fort Worth to Des Moines | 2026-01-06 – 2026-02-11 | 37 | — |
| DSM→DFW Des Moines to Dallas–Fort Worth | 2026-01-06 – 2026-02-11 | 37 | — |
| MIA→RDU Miami to Raleigh–Durham | 2025-12-03 – 2025-12-17 | 15 | — |
| RDU→MIA Raleigh–Durham to Miami | 2025-12-03 – 2025-12-17 | 15 | — |
| ORD→LAX Chicago to Los Angeles | 2025-11-02 – 2025-12-02 | 20 | — |
| LAX→ORD Los Angeles to Chicago | 2025-11-15 – 2025-11-29 | 4 | — |
| DFW→JFK Dallas–Fort Worth to New York | 2023-11-05 – 2025-06-04 | 231 | 87.0% |
| CLT→XNA Charlotte to Fayetteville/Springdale/Rogers | 2025-04-04 – 2025-05-04 | 31 | — |
| SAT→DFW San Antonio to Dallas–Fort Worth | 2024-12-19 – 2025-02-12 | 52 | — |
| MCO→PHL Orlando to Philadelphia | 2024-11-05 – 2024-12-04 | 30 | — |
| PIT→PHL Pittsburgh to Philadelphia | 2023-09-06 – 2023-11-04 | 59 | — |
Because the same number has served different journeys, the statistics above describe only the route AA2970 currently operates. Blending them would produce an average of two different flights.
Why AA2970 runs late
Where US DOT attributed the delay minutes on this flight.
the inbound aircraft was late, so this flight started late
crew, maintenance, boarding, fuelling — within the carrier’s control
weather severe enough to stop this flight specifically
airspace and airport capacity, including weather-driven flow control
Share of the delay minutes US DOT attributed to each cause for AA2970 on ORD → PHL. A single late flight can carry more than one cause, and only delays of fifteen minutes or more are attributed at all.
Other departures on ORD → PHL
Same airports, same journey — and not the same odds of arriving on time.
| Flight | Airline | On time | Median arrival | Operations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AA1854 | American Airlines | 85.4% | 10 min early | 600 |
| AA1941 | American Airlines | 70.6% | 1 min early | 602 |
| UA1776 | United Airlines | 65.4% | 3 min late | 899 |
| AA2840 | American Airlines | 62.1% | 7 min late | 996 |
Every departure listed carries at least 600 operations, so the comparison is between figures that mean something. Schedules change; confirm the departure still operates before booking around this.
Data and methodology
Calculated by FlyerIntel from 441 records of AA2970 operating ORD → PHL, 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.