AA978 American Airlines - Flight Status
Below, you can find details about American Airlines flight AA978, which currently operates between the airports of Chicago - Chicago O'Hare International Airport (Airport Code ORD) and Los Angeles - Los Angeles International Airport (Airport Code LAX).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Saturday, December 20, 2025.
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Flight Status Codeshare Flights Additional Information Alternative Flights Punctuality and delays Last Past Flights AA978
Flight Status Codeshare Flights Additional Information Alternative Flights Punctuality and delays Last Past Flights AA978
AA978 On Time performance:
n/a
It is not possible to calculate the On-Time Performance for this flight accurately due to insufficient or non-representative data, as doing so could lead to misleading conclusions. Flight Status
AA978 American Airlines from Chicago
Landed - Delayed
Delay: 51 minutes
Flight Status for Saturday December 20, 2025
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Landed - Delayed
Delay: 51 minutes
Flight Status for Saturday December 20, 2025
Departure
Chicago (ORD)
December 20, 2025
Chicago O'Hare International Airport
Departed at:
03:57 pm
Terminal:
3
Gate:
H17
Scheduled Departure Time: 03:13 pm
Arrival
Los Angeles (LAX)
December 20, 2025
Los Angeles International Airport
Arrived at:
06:34 pm
Terminal:
4
Gate:
49A
Scheduled Arrival Time: 05:43 pm
Baggage: T4C3
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Codeshare Flights
This flight is shared with other airlines, this means that these other flights are the same:
- CZ1624 - China Southern Airlines
- EI7108 - Aer Lingus
- MH9430 - Malaysia Airlines
- QF4551 - Qantas
- TN1362 - Air Tahiti Nui
Additional Information
Which is the frequency of flight AA978?
The flight AA978 is scheduled to flight on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday on a weekly basis.
Which is the distance of flight AA978?
The distance between the two airports is 1742 miles.
Are the departure airport and arrival airport at the same Time Zone?
No, each airport is in a different timezone. The times shown above, are presented in the local time of each respective airport.
Current Time in Chicago: 2025-12-21 02:23:40
Current Time in Los Angeles: 2025-12-21 00:23:40
The flight AA978 is scheduled to flight on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday on a weekly basis.
Which is the distance of flight AA978?
The distance between the two airports is 1742 miles.
Are the departure airport and arrival airport at the same Time Zone?
No, each airport is in a different timezone. The times shown above, are presented in the local time of each respective airport.
Current Time in Chicago: 2025-12-21 02:23:40
Current Time in Los Angeles: 2025-12-21 00:23:40
Alternative Flights
The following airlines serves the same route between Chicago and Los Angeles:
American Airlines
- Flight Number: AA1077. (On Time performance: 86 - Average Delay: 9 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA1302. (On Time performance: 80 - Average Delay: 19 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA1937. (On Time performance: 87 - Average Delay: 4 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA1979. (On Time performance: 70 - Average Delay: 20 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA2026.
- Flight Number: AA2124. (On Time performance: 84 - Average Delay: 10 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA2716. (On Time performance: 80 - Average Delay: 20 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA2733.
- Flight Number: AA2742.
- Flight Number: AA2917. (On Time performance: 83 - Average Delay: 14 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA2970. (On Time performance: 90 - Average Delay: 9 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA2998. (On Time performance: 52 - Average Delay: 35 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA3141.
- Flight Number: AA3194. (On Time performance: 51 - Average Delay: 31 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA638. (On Time performance: 85 - Average Delay: 33 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA793. (On Time performance: 58 - Average Delay: 38 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA830. (On Time performance: 60 - Average Delay: 36 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA885. (On Time performance: 87 - Average Delay: 7 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA888. (On Time performance: 75 - Average Delay: 19 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA891. (On Time performance: 84 - Average Delay: 11 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA897. (On Time performance: 56 - Average Delay: 26 minutes)
Frontier Airlines
- Flight Number: F92445. (On Time performance: 76 - Average Delay: 14 minutes)
Spirit Airlines
- Flight Number: NK1331. (On Time performance: 70 - Average Delay: 17 minutes)
- Flight Number: NK3353. (On Time performance: 93 - Average Delay: 1 minutes)
United Airlines
- Flight Number: UA1044. (On Time performance: 77 - Average Delay: 13 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA1363. (On Time performance: 87 - Average Delay: 37 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA1525.
- Flight Number: UA1621.
- Flight Number: UA1967. (On Time performance: 70 - Average Delay: 24 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA2124. (On Time performance: 78 - Average Delay: 20 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA2227. (On Time performance: 73 - Average Delay: 31 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA2361. (On Time performance: 90 - Average Delay: 5 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA2396. (On Time performance: 86 - Average Delay: 10 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA2488.
- Flight Number: UA2607. (On Time performance: 72 - Average Delay: 24 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA2629.
- Flight Number: UA2684. (On Time performance: 77 - Average Delay: 18 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA576. (On Time performance: 89 - Average Delay: 13 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA661. (On Time performance: 69 - Average Delay: 18 minutes)
American Airlines
- Flight Number: AA1077. (On Time performance: 86 - Average Delay: 9 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA1302. (On Time performance: 80 - Average Delay: 19 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA1937. (On Time performance: 87 - Average Delay: 4 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA1979. (On Time performance: 70 - Average Delay: 20 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA2026.
- Flight Number: AA2124. (On Time performance: 84 - Average Delay: 10 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA2716. (On Time performance: 80 - Average Delay: 20 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA2733.
- Flight Number: AA2742.
- Flight Number: AA2917. (On Time performance: 83 - Average Delay: 14 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA2970. (On Time performance: 90 - Average Delay: 9 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA2998. (On Time performance: 52 - Average Delay: 35 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA3141.
- Flight Number: AA3194. (On Time performance: 51 - Average Delay: 31 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA638. (On Time performance: 85 - Average Delay: 33 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA793. (On Time performance: 58 - Average Delay: 38 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA830. (On Time performance: 60 - Average Delay: 36 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA885. (On Time performance: 87 - Average Delay: 7 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA888. (On Time performance: 75 - Average Delay: 19 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA891. (On Time performance: 84 - Average Delay: 11 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA897. (On Time performance: 56 - Average Delay: 26 minutes)
Frontier Airlines
- Flight Number: F92445. (On Time performance: 76 - Average Delay: 14 minutes)
Spirit Airlines
- Flight Number: NK1331. (On Time performance: 70 - Average Delay: 17 minutes)
- Flight Number: NK3353. (On Time performance: 93 - Average Delay: 1 minutes)
United Airlines
- Flight Number: UA1044. (On Time performance: 77 - Average Delay: 13 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA1363. (On Time performance: 87 - Average Delay: 37 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA1525.
- Flight Number: UA1621.
- Flight Number: UA1967. (On Time performance: 70 - Average Delay: 24 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA2124. (On Time performance: 78 - Average Delay: 20 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA2227. (On Time performance: 73 - Average Delay: 31 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA2361. (On Time performance: 90 - Average Delay: 5 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA2396. (On Time performance: 86 - Average Delay: 10 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA2488.
- Flight Number: UA2607. (On Time performance: 72 - Average Delay: 24 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA2629.
- Flight Number: UA2684. (On Time performance: 77 - Average Delay: 18 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA576. (On Time performance: 89 - Average Delay: 13 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA661. (On Time performance: 69 - Average Delay: 18 minutes)
Punctuality and delays
It is not possible to calculate the On-Time Performance for this flight accurately due to insufficient or non-representative data, as doing so could lead to misleading conclusions.
Delays analyzed by Week: It is not possible to calculate the On-Time Performance for this flight accurately by weekday due to insufficient or non-representative data, as doing so could lead to misleading conclusions
Delays analyzed by Month: It is not possible to calculate the On-Time Performance for this flight accurately by month due to insufficient or non-representative data, as doing so could lead to misleading conclusions
Delays analyzed by Week: It is not possible to calculate the On-Time Performance for this flight accurately by weekday due to insufficient or non-representative data, as doing so could lead to misleading conclusions
Delays analyzed by Month: It is not possible to calculate the On-Time Performance for this flight accurately by month due to insufficient or non-representative data, as doing so could lead to misleading conclusions
Last Past Flights AA978
Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Saturday
20 December
20 December
03:57 pm
Chicago (ORD)
Chicago (ORD)
06:34 pm
Los Angeles (LAX)
Los Angeles (LAX)
04h 37min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - Delayed
Friday
19 December
19 December
07:10 pm
Chicago (ORD)
Chicago (ORD)
10:31 pm
Los Angeles (LAX)
Los Angeles (LAX)
05h 21min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - Delayed
Thursday
18 December
18 December
04:15 pm
Chicago (ORD)
Chicago (ORD)
06:26 pm
Los Angeles (LAX)
Los Angeles (LAX)
04h 11min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - Delayed
Sunday
30 November
30 November
08:29 am
Indianapolis (IND)
Indianapolis (IND)
10:20 am
Los Angeles (LAX)
Los Angeles (LAX)
03h 51min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - Delayed
Sunday
23 November
23 November
06:52 am
Indianapolis (IND)
Indianapolis (IND)
08:42 am
Los Angeles (LAX)
Los Angeles (LAX)
03h 50min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Saturday
22 November
22 November
06:54 am
Indianapolis (IND)
Indianapolis (IND)
08:13 am
Los Angeles (LAX)
Los Angeles (LAX)
03h 19min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
