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AA1980 American Airlines - Flight Status

Codeshare Flights
The flight BA4793 from British Airways (BA) is a codeshare flight operated by American Airlines (AA) under the flight number AA1980. Check this page for details about flight AA1980.

Below, you can find details about American Airlines flight AA1980, which currently operates between the airports of Los Angeles - Los Angeles International Airport (Airport Code LAX) and Chicago - Chicago O'Hare International Airport (Airport Code ORD).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Wednesday, August 12, 2026.

AA1980 On Time performance:
71
We have calculated the percentage of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of their scheduled time, or earlier, based on real flight data from the last 3 months. More about punctuality and delays

Flight Status

AA1980 American Airlines to Chicago

Landed - On-time
Flight Status for Wednesday August 12, 2026
This flight is also scheduled for Today (August 13, 2026). See it here
This flight is also scheduled for Tomorrow (August 14, 2026). See it here

Airline information

American Airlines
American Airlines
Equipment: Airbus A321 (sharklets)

Departure

Los Angeles (LAX)
August 12, 2026
Los Angeles International Airport
Departed at:
06:04 pm
Terminal:
4
Gate:
48B
Scheduled Departure Time: 06:14 pm

Arrival

Chicago (ORD)
August 13, 2026
Chicago O'Hare International Airport
Arrived at:
12:15 am
Terminal:
3
Gate:
H11A
Scheduled Arrival Time: 12:29 am
Baggage: 31
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Codeshare Flights

This flight is shared with other airlines, this means that these other flights are the same:

- BA4793 - British Airways

- JL7520 - JAL

- MH9555 - Malaysia Airlines

- TN1144 - Air Tahiti Nui

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight AA1980?
The flight AA1980 is scheduled to flight on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday on a weekly basis.

Which is the distance of flight AA1980?
The distance between the two airports is 1742 miles.

Which is the flight time of flight AA1980?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 04:15 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 03:42 hours.

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 Los Angeles: 2026-08-13 15:07:38
Current Time in Chicago: 2026-08-13 17:07:38

Alternative Flights

The following airlines serves the same route between Los Angeles and Chicago:

American Airlines
- Flight Number: AA1009. (On Time performance: 86 - Average Delay: 32 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA1050. (On Time performance: 59 - Average Delay: 37 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA1433. (On Time performance: 59 - Average Delay: 41 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA1598. (On Time performance: 82 - Average Delay: 19 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA1628. (On Time performance: 52 - Average Delay: 36 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA1998. (On Time performance: 57 - Average Delay: 11 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA2608. (On Time performance: 71 - Average Delay: 22 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA2718. (On Time performance: 63 - Average Delay: 38 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA2891. (On Time performance: 71 - Average Delay: 6 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA2919. (On Time performance: 86 - Average Delay: 11 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA2998. (On Time performance: 86 - Average Delay: 8 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA3075. (On Time performance: 43 - Average Delay: 29 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA3134. (On Time performance: 58 - Average Delay: 57 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA3161. (On Time performance: 100 - Average Delay: 1 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA3194. (On Time performance: 71 - Average Delay: 20 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA383. (On Time performance: 87 - Average Delay: 9 minutes)

Delta Air Lines
- Flight Number: DL1634. (On Time performance: 58 - Average Delay: 34 minutes)
- Flight Number: DL2368. (On Time performance: 69 - Average Delay: 25 minutes)
- Flight Number: DL967. (On Time performance: 79 - Average Delay: 12 minutes)

Frontier Airlines
- Flight Number: F92446. (On Time performance: 62 - Average Delay: 34 minutes)

United Airlines
- Flight Number: UA1754. (On Time performance: 87 - Average Delay: 10 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA1941. (On Time performance: 86 - Average Delay: 8 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA1946. (On Time performance: 85 - Average Delay: 8 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA1962. (On Time performance: 89 - Average Delay: 4 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA2113. (On Time performance: 78 - Average Delay: 15 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA212. (On Time performance: 82 - Average Delay: 21 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA2487. (On Time performance: 62 - Average Delay: 39 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA353. (On Time performance: 82 - Average Delay: 10 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA457. (On Time performance: 58 - Average Delay: 43 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA580. (On Time performance: 93 - Average Delay: 6 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA729. (On Time performance: 81 - Average Delay: 9 minutes)

Punctuality and delays

We have gathered data from recent months and present below an analysis of how timely the flights have been.

In terms of On-Time Performance, by analyzing the flight data from the last three months, spanning from August 05, 2026 to August 11, 2026, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 7
On Time: 5 ( 71 % )
Moderate Delay: 0 ( 0 % )
Significant Delay: 0 ( 0 % )
Major Delay: 1 ( 14 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 1 ( 14 % )

Average Delay: 15 minutes.
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: We have gathered available data from last twelve closed months, spanning from December 18, 2025 to January 05, 2026. Next, you can observe the results broken down by month: number of flights analyzed, on-time performance per month, and average delay per month.

Last Past Flights AA1980

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Thursday
13 August
06:04 pm
Los Angeles (LAX)
12:15 am
Chicago (ORD)
04h 11min
Airbus A321 (s
Airbus A321 (s
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
12 August
06:05 pm
Los Angeles (LAX)
12:41 am
Chicago (ORD)
04h 36min
Airbus A321 (s
Airbus A321 (s
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
11 August
06:14 pm
Los Angeles (LAX)
02:25 am
Chicago (ORD)
06h 11min
Airbus A321
Airbus A321
Monday
10 August
06:07 pm
Los Angeles (LAX)
12:03 am
Minneapolis (MSP)
03h 56min
Airbus A321 (s
Airbus A321 (s
Landed - DIVERTED
Sunday
09 August
05:29 pm
Los Angeles (LAX)
11:36 pm
Chicago (ORD)
04h 07min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - On-time
Saturday
08 August
06:30 pm
Los Angeles (LAX)
12:24 am
Chicago (ORD)
03h 54min
Airbus A321
Airbus A321
Landed - On-time
Friday
07 August
06:05 pm
Los Angeles (LAX)
11:55 pm
Chicago (ORD)
03h 50min
Airbus A321
Airbus A321
Landed - On-time
Thursday
06 August
06:27 pm
Los Angeles (LAX)
12:18 am
Chicago (ORD)
03h 51min
Airbus A321
Airbus A321
Landed - On-time