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AA1543 American Airlines - Flight Status

Codeshare Flights
The flight BA5305 from British Airways (BA) is a codeshare flight operated by American Airlines (AA) under the flight number AA1543. Check this page for details about flight AA1543.

Below, you can find details about American Airlines flight AA1543, which currently operates between the airports of Chicago - Chicago O'Hare International Airport (Airport Code ORD) and San Diego - San Diego International Airport (Airport Code SAN).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Saturday, August 08, 2026.

AA1543 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

AA1543 American Airlines from Chicago

Landed - On-time
Flight Status for Saturday August 08, 2026
This flight is also scheduled for Today (August 09, 2026). See it here

Airline information

American Airlines
American Airlines
Equipment: Airbus A321

Departure

Chicago (ORD)
August 08, 2026
Chicago O'Hare International Airport
Departed at:
04:50 pm
Terminal:
3
Gate:
K9
Scheduled Departure Time: 04:52 pm

Arrival

San Diego (SAN)
August 08, 2026
San Diego International Airport
Arrived at:
06:42 pm
Terminal:
2
Gate:
33
Scheduled Arrival Time: 07:11 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:

- BA5305 - British Airways

- CX7520 - Cathay Pacific

- EI7278 - Aer Lingus

- GF6455 - Gulf Air

- IB8040 - Iberia

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight AA1543?
The flight AA1543 is scheduled to flight on daily basis.

Which is the distance of flight AA1543?
The distance between the two airports is 1721 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: 2026-08-09 23:47:20
Current Time in San Diego: 2026-08-09 21:47:20

Alternative Flights

The following airlines serves the same route between Chicago and San Diego:

American Airlines
- Flight Number: AA1160. (On Time performance: 53 - Average Delay: 28 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA1924. (On Time performance: 62 - Average Delay: 34 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA2131.
- Flight Number: AA2343.
- Flight Number: AA2457. (On Time performance: 42 - Average Delay: 49 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA2482. (On Time performance: 67 - Average Delay: 26 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA2484. (On Time performance: 88 - Average Delay: 6 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA2945.

Alaska Airlines
- Flight Number: AS1447. (On Time performance: 71 - Average Delay: 28 minutes)
- Flight Number: AS1466. (On Time performance: 51 - Average Delay: 40 minutes)
- Flight Number: AS1470. (On Time performance: 85 - Average Delay: 5 minutes)
- Flight Number: AS1741.

United Airlines
- Flight Number: UA1531. (On Time performance: 75 - Average Delay: 26 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA2428. (On Time performance: 98 - Average Delay: 2 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA2683. (On Time performance: 83 - Average Delay: 12 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA660. (On Time performance: 86 - Average Delay: 5 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA745. (On Time performance: 68 - Average Delay: 27 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 Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from February 05, 2026 to April 06, 2026. Next, you can observe the results broken down by day of the week: number of flights analyzed, on-time performance per day, and average delay per day.

Delays analyzed by Month: We have gathered available data from last twelve closed months, spanning from August 02, 2025 to April 06, 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 AA1543

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Saturday
08 August
04:50 pm
Chicago (ORD)
06:42 pm
San Diego (SAN)
03h 52min
Airbus A321
Airbus A321
Landed - On-time
Friday
07 August
05:05 pm
Chicago (ORD)
07:01 pm
San Diego (SAN)
03h 56min
Airbus A321
Airbus A321
Landed - On-time
Thursday
06 August
07:58 pm
Chicago (ORD)
10:27 pm
San Diego (SAN)
04h 29min
Airbus A321 (s
Airbus A321 (s
Landed - Delayed
Wednesday
05 August
05:06 pm
Chicago (ORD)
07:50 pm
San Diego (SAN)
04h 44min
Airbus A321
Airbus A321
Landed - Delayed