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Is AA597 delayed?

No, AA597 landed in San Francisco 38 min early, at 15:31 on Nov 14 (as of Nov 14, 23:31 UTC).

Usually on time: 15 of its last 20 graded arrivals landed within 15 min of schedule. We say “usually” only from 20 graded arrivals, with two in three or more on one side.

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Arrived

38 min early

Official source · Updated

Departure

Chicago

ORD

Actual

Scheduled 13:45

Nov 14

Arrival

San Francisco

SFO

Actual

Scheduled 16:10

Nov 14

Times shown in airport local time

Service date: · Scheduled departure date (America/Chicago)

Flight details

Departure · UTC

Scheduled
Estimated
Not available
Actual

Arrival · UTC

Scheduled
Estimated
Not available
Actual
Last reported

Cancelled

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Update time unavailable

Departure

San Francisco

SFO

Scheduled

Nov 14

Arrival

Chicago

ORD

Scheduled

Nov 14

Times shown in airport local time

Service date: · Scheduled departure date (America/Los_Angeles)

Flight details

Departure · UTC

Scheduled
Estimated
Not available
Actual
Not available

Arrival · UTC

Scheduled
Estimated
Not available
Actual
Not available

Also sold as BA2448, JL7551, PD6428, QF4712, QR7837

Route overview: Chicago → San FranciscoORDSFO
Chicago → San Francisco
Route overview: San Francisco → ChicagoSFOORD
San Francisco → Chicago

Recent arrivals

Dates below are arrival dates in the destination airport’s time zone. The detailed history uses service dates.

  • Chicago → San Francisco

    38 min early
  • San Francisco → Chicago

    On schedule (12 min behind)
  • Chicago → San Francisco

    32 min early
  • San Francisco → Chicago

    17 min early
  • Chicago → San Francisco

    18 min early

Is AA597 usually late?

Period: Oct 16, 2026 – Nov 15, 2026

Landings recorded
30
Graded against schedule
20
Not graded
10
On time
68%
of 22 flights
Late
23%
of 22 flights
Cancelled
9%
of 22 flights
Diverted
0%
of 22 flights
Median arrival delay
18 min early
9 in 10 arrived within
31 min

Not graded: 10, with no published arrival schedule to compare against. They are in no other figure.

On time means landing no more than 15 minutes after the scheduled arrival, late more than 15 minutes after, both times read to the minute. The percentages share one base: graded arrivals plus cancelled and diverted flights. A cancelled plan another plan of the flight replaced within 12 hours is not counted. Median and “9 in 10” are interpolated over the graded arrivals. Compares scheduled and actual arrival times, read to the minute. Some flights may be missing.

How flight status works

Departures on record at these airports today

Chicago (ORD) departures

Delayed: left more than 15 min after schedule
284 delayed, 205 cancelled of 756 departures on record
Flights from Chicago to San Francisco today

San Francisco (SFO) departures

Delayed: left more than 15 min after schedule
86 delayed, 64 cancelled of 240 departures on record

Counts cover the departures on record at each airport, not its full schedule.

All American Airlines flights

Flight history and details
AA597 Recent arrival history
Service dateDepartureArrivalActualArrival delay (minutes)
Nov 14, 2026ArrivedChicagoSan Francisco-38
Nov 13, 2026CancelledSan FranciscoChicagoNot availableNot available
Nov 13, 2026CancelledChicagoSan FranciscoNot availableNot available
Nov 12, 2026ArrivedSan FranciscoChicago12
Nov 12, 2026ArrivedChicagoSan Francisco-32
Nov 11, 2026ArrivedSan FranciscoChicago-17
Nov 11, 2026ArrivedChicagoSan Francisco-18
Nov 10, 2026ArrivedSan FranciscoChicago-30
Nov 10, 2026ArrivedChicagoSan Francisco-28
Nov 9, 2026ArrivedSan FranciscoChicago79
Nov 9, 2026ArrivedChicagoSan Francisco-23
Nov 8, 2026ArrivedSan FranciscoChicago12
Nov 8, 2026ArrivedChicagoSan Francisco24
Nov 7, 2026ArrivedSan FranciscoChicago-36
Nov 7, 2026ArrivedChicagoSan Francisco-44
Nov 6, 2026ArrivedSan FranciscoChicago9
Nov 6, 2026ArrivedChicagoSan Francisco-18
Nov 5, 2026ArrivedSan FranciscoChicago6
Nov 5, 2026ArrivedChicagoSan Francisco23
Nov 4, 2026ArrivedSan FranciscoChicago59
Nov 4, 2026ArrivedChicagoSan Francisco28
Nov 3, 2026ArrivedSan FranciscoChicago-29
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