AA1982 American Airlines - Flight Status

Codeshare Flights
The flight BA5197 from British Airways (BA) is a codeshare flight operated by American Airlines (AA) under the flight number AA1982. Check this page for details about flight AA1982.

Below, you can find details about American Airlines flight AA1982, which currently operates between the airports of Chicago - Chicago O'Hare International Airport (Airport Code ORD) and Newark - Newark Liberty International Airport (Airport Code EWR).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Saturday, February 28, 2026.

AA1982 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

AA1982 American Airlines from Chicago

Scheduled - On-time
Flight Status for Saturday February 28, 2026
This flight was also scheduled for Yesterday (February 27, 2026). See it here
This flight is also scheduled for Tomorrow (March 01, 2026). See it here

Airline information

American Airlines
American Airlines
Equipment: Boeing 737MAX 8 Passenger

Departure

Chicago (ORD)
February 28, 2026
Chicago O'Hare International Airport
Estimated Departure Time:
06:47 pm
Terminal:
3
Gate:
K4
Scheduled Departure Time: 06:47 pm

Arrival

Newark (EWR)
February 28, 2026
Newark Liberty International Airport
Estimated Arrival Time:
10:08 pm
Terminal:
A
Gate:
-
Scheduled Arrival Time: 10:08 pm
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Codeshare Flights

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

- AS6821 - Alaska Airlines

- BA5197 - British Airways

- JL7356 - JAL

- QR8646 - Qatar Airways

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight AA1982?
The flight AA1982 is scheduled to flight on daily basis.

Which is the distance of flight AA1982?
The distance between the two airports is 717 miles.

Which is the flight time of flight AA1982?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 02:21 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 02:16 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: 2026-02-28 15:15:48
Current Time in Newark: 2026-02-28 16:15:48

Alternative Flights

The following airlines serves the same route between Chicago and Newark:

American Airlines
- Flight Number: AA1936. (On Time performance: 53 - Average Delay: 39 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA3355. (On Time performance: 67 - Average Delay: 24 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA3788. (On Time performance: 62 - Average Delay: 21 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA3848. (On Time performance: 83 - Average Delay: 11 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA4588. (On Time performance: 75 - Average Delay: 18 minutes)

Spirit Airlines
- Flight Number: NK107. (On Time performance: 46 - Average Delay: 57 minutes)

United Airlines
- Flight Number: UA1126. (On Time performance: 71 - Average Delay: 29 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA1128. (On Time performance: 78 - Average Delay: 16 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA1209. (On Time performance: 63 - Average Delay: 31 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA1324. (On Time performance: 70 - Average Delay: 12 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA1332. (On Time performance: 79 - Average Delay: 12 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA1658. (On Time performance: 84 - Average Delay: 10 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA1856. (On Time performance: 66 - Average Delay: 28 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA1878. (On Time performance: 80 - Average Delay: 9 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA2133. (On Time performance: 72 - Average Delay: 21 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA2161. (On Time performance: 76 - Average Delay: 20 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA2172. (On Time performance: 84 - Average Delay: 11 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA2184. (On Time performance: 71 - Average Delay: 13 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA2301. (On Time performance: 77 - Average Delay: 11 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA534. (On Time performance: 51 - Average Delay: 28 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA563. (On Time performance: 92 - Average Delay: 6 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA587. (On Time performance: 86 - Average Delay: 12 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA600. (On Time performance: 75 - Average Delay: 11 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA606. (On Time performance: 83 - Average Delay: 5 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA694. (On Time performance: 76 - Average Delay: 15 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA759. (On Time performance: 68 - Average Delay: 15 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 February 12, 2026 to February 25, 2026, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 14
On Time: 10 ( 71 % )
Moderate Delay: 0 ( 0 % )
Significant Delay: 3 ( 21 % )
Major Delay: 1 ( 7 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 16 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: 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 AA1982

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Friday
27 February
06:49 pm
Chicago (ORD)
10:16 pm
Newark (EWR)
02h 27min
Boeing 737MAX
Boeing 737MAX
Landed - On-time
Thursday
26 February
08:47 pm
Chicago (ORD)
11:51 pm
Newark (EWR)
02h 04min
Boeing 737MAX
Boeing 737MAX
Landed - Delayed
Wednesday
25 February
06:46 pm
Chicago (ORD)
09:52 pm
Newark (EWR)
02h 06min
Boeing 737MAX
Boeing 737MAX
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
24 February
07:34 pm
Chicago (ORD)
10:48 pm
Newark (EWR)
02h 14min
Boeing 737MAX
Boeing 737MAX
Landed - Delayed
Monday
23 February
06:47 pm
Chicago (ORD)
10:08 pm
Newark (EWR)
02h 21min
Boeing 737MAX
Boeing 737MAX
Sunday
22 February
06:47 pm
Chicago (ORD)
10:08 pm
Newark (EWR)
02h 21min
Boeing 737MAX
Boeing 737MAX
Saturday
21 February
06:45 pm
Chicago (ORD)
10:21 pm
Newark (EWR)
02h 36min
Boeing 737MAX
Boeing 737MAX
Landed - On-time
Friday
20 February
06:55 pm
Chicago (ORD)
10:47 pm
Newark (EWR)
02h 52min
Boeing 737MAX
Boeing 737MAX
Landed - Delayed
Thursday
19 February
07:51 pm
Chicago (ORD)
10:42 pm
Newark (EWR)
01h 51min
Boeing 737MAX
Boeing 737MAX
Landed - Delayed
Wednesday
18 February
08:21 pm
Chicago (ORD)
11:38 pm
Newark (EWR)
02h 17min
Boeing 737MAX
Boeing 737MAX
Landed - Delayed