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AA597 American Airlines - Flight Status

Below, you can find details about American Airlines flight AA597, which currently operates between the airports of Chicago - Chicago O'Hare International Airport (Airport Code ORD) and San Francisco - San Francisco International Airport (Airport Code SFO).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Wednesday, November 04, 2026.

AA597 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

AA597 American Airlines from Chicago

En Route - Delayed
Delay: 35 minutes
Flight Status for Wednesday November 04, 2026
This flight was also scheduled for Yesterday (November 03, 2026). See it here
This flight is also scheduled for Tomorrow (November 05, 2026). See it here

Airline information

American Airlines
American Airlines
Equipment: Airbus A321

Departure

Chicago (ORD)
November 04, 2026
Chicago O'Hare International Airport
Departed at:
02:29 pm
Terminal:
3
Gate:
K16
Scheduled Departure Time: 01:24 pm

Arrival

San Francisco (SFO)
November 04, 2026
San Francisco International Airport
Estimated Arrival Time:
04:54 pm
Terminal:
1
Gate:
B25
Scheduled Arrival Time: 04:19 pm
Baggage: 5
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Codeshare Flights

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

- JL7551 - JAL

- PD6428 - Porter Airlines

- QF4712 - Qantas

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight AA597?
The flight AA597 is scheduled to flight on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday on a weekly basis.

Which is the distance of flight AA597?
The distance between the two airports is 1843 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: 2026-11-04 16:08:13
Current Time in San Francisco: 2026-11-04 14:08:13

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United Airlines
- Flight Number: UA1097. (On Time performance: 77 - Average Delay: 17 minutes)
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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

Last Past Flights AA597

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Tuesday
03 November
01:55 pm
Chicago (ORD)
04:51 pm
San Francisco (SFO)
04h 56min
Airbus A321
Airbus A321
Landed - Delayed
Monday
02 November
02:09 pm
Chicago (ORD)
05:20 pm
San Francisco (SFO)
05h 11min
Airbus A321 (s
Airbus A321 (s
Landed - Delayed
Sunday
01 November
01:45 pm
Chicago (ORD)
04:11 pm
San Francisco (SFO)
04h 26min
Airbus A321 (s
Airbus A321 (s
Landed - On-time