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AA2079 American Airlines - Flight Status

Below, you can find details about American Airlines flight AA2079, which currently operates between the airports of Chicago - Chicago O'Hare International Airport (Airport Code ORD) and New York - New York LaGuardia Airport (Airport Code LGA).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Wednesday, April 22, 2026.

AA2079 On Time performance:
46
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

AA2079 American Airlines from Chicago

Scheduled - On-time
Flight Status for Wednesday April 22, 2026
This flight was also scheduled for Yesterday (April 21, 2026). See it here
This flight is also scheduled for Tomorrow (April 23, 2026). See it here

Airline information

American Airlines
American Airlines
Equipment: Boeing 737-800 (winglets) Passenger/BBJ2

Departure

Chicago (ORD)
April 22, 2026
Chicago O'Hare International Airport
Estimated Departure Time:
08:55 am
Terminal:
3
Gate:
H17
Scheduled Departure Time: 08:55 am

Arrival

New York (LGA)
April 22, 2026
New York LaGuardia Airport
Estimated Arrival Time:
12:11 pm
Terminal:
B
Gate:
24
Scheduled Arrival Time: 12:11 pm
Baggage: 1
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Codeshare Flights

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

- AS6803 - Alaska Airlines

- JL7372 - JAL

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight AA2079?
The flight AA2079 is scheduled to flight on daily basis.

Which is the distance of flight AA2079?
The distance between the two airports is 732 miles.

Which is the flight time of flight AA2079?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 02:16 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 02:10 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 Chicago: 2026-04-21 23:09:59
Current Time in New York: 2026-04-22 00:09:59

Alternative Flights

The following airlines serves the same route between Chicago and New York:

American Airlines
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United Airlines
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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 April 07, 2026 to April 19, 2026, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 13
On Time: 6 ( 46 % )
Moderate Delay: 1 ( 8 % )
Significant Delay: 2 ( 15 % )
Major Delay: 4 ( 31 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 37 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 April 02, 2025 to August 05, 2025. Next, you can observe the results broken down by month: number of flights analyzed, on-time performance per month, and average delay per month.

Note: We have excluded some months from the graph, since the quantity and quality of the data is not representative enough.

Last Past Flights AA2079

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Tuesday
21 April
08:47 am
Chicago (ORD)
11:51 am
New York (LGA)
02h 04min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Monday
20 April
08:48 am
Chicago (ORD)
11:51 am
New York (LGA)
02h 03min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Sunday
19 April
09:06 am
Chicago (ORD)
01:19 pm
New York (LGA)
03h 13min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - Delayed
Saturday
18 April
10:00 am
Chicago (ORD)
01:23 pm
New York (LGA)
02h 23min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - Delayed
Friday
17 April
09:39 am
Chicago (ORD)
12:41 pm
New York (LGA)
02h 02min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - Delayed
Thursday
16 April
08:57 am
Chicago (ORD)
11:59 am
New York (LGA)
02h 02min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
15 April
10:26 am
Chicago (ORD)
01:16 pm
New York (LGA)
01h 50min
Boeing 737MAX
Boeing 737MAX
Landed - Delayed
Tuesday
14 April
12:04 pm
Chicago (ORD)
03:08 pm
New York (LGA)
02h 04min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - Delayed
Monday
13 April
09:08 am
Chicago (ORD)
12:05 pm
New York (LGA)
01h 57min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Sunday
12 April
09:24 am
Chicago (ORD)
12:29 pm
New York (LGA)
02h 05min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - Delayed