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AA1861 American Airlines - Flight Status

Codeshare Flights
The flight BA5554 from British Airways (BA) is a codeshare flight operated by American Airlines (AA) under the flight number AA1861. Check this page for details about flight AA1861.

Below, you can find details about American Airlines flight AA1861, which currently operates between the airports of San Diego - San Diego International Airport (Airport Code SAN) and Chicago - Chicago O'Hare International Airport (Airport Code ORD).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Sunday, December 07, 2025.

AA1861 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

AA1861 American Airlines to Chicago

Scheduled - On-time
Flight Status for Sunday December 07, 2025
This flight was also scheduled for Yesterday (December 06, 2025). See it here
This flight is also scheduled for Tomorrow (December 08, 2025). See it here

Airline information

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

Departure

San Diego (SAN)
December 07, 2025
San Diego International Airport
Estimated Departure Time:
03:06 pm
Terminal:
2
Gate:
27
Scheduled Departure Time: 03:06 pm

Arrival

Chicago (ORD)
December 07, 2025
Chicago O'Hare International Airport
Estimated Arrival Time:
09:25 pm
Terminal:
3
Gate:
K10
Scheduled Arrival Time: 09:25 pm
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Codeshare Flights

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

- BA5554 - British Airways

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight AA1861?
The flight AA1861 is scheduled to flight on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday on a weekly basis.

Which is the distance of flight AA1861?
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 San Diego: 2025-12-07 13:02:25
Current Time in Chicago: 2025-12-07 15:02:25

Alternative Flights

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

American Airlines
- Flight Number: AA1494. (On Time performance: 97 - Average Delay: 3 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA2065. (On Time performance: 79 - Average Delay: 13 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA2131. (On Time performance: 71 - Average Delay: 20 minutes)

Alaska Airlines
- Flight Number: AS1446. (On Time performance: 38 - Average Delay: 40 minutes)
- Flight Number: AS1478. (On Time performance: 64 - Average Delay: 26 minutes)
- Flight Number: AS1493. (On Time performance: 61 - Average Delay: 21 minutes)
- Flight Number: AS241. (On Time performance: 55 - Average Delay: 60 minutes)

United Airlines
- Flight Number: UA1779. (On Time performance: 69 - Average Delay: 22 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA2343. (On Time performance: 87 - Average Delay: 9 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA2486. (On Time performance: 87 - Average Delay: 11 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA2624. (On Time performance: 98 - Average Delay: 1 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA2677. (On Time performance: 84 - Average Delay: 21 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 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 AA1861

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Saturday
06 December
02:54 pm
San Diego (SAN)
08:55 pm
Chicago (ORD)
04h 01min
Boeing 737MAX
Boeing 737MAX
Landed - On-time
Friday
05 December
04:14 pm
San Diego (SAN)
10:05 pm
Chicago (ORD)
03h 51min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - Delayed
Thursday
04 December
03:56 pm
San Diego (SAN)
09:52 pm
Chicago (ORD)
03h 56min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - Delayed
Wednesday
03 December
11:45 am
San Diego (SAN)
05:50 pm
Chicago (ORD)
04h 05min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time