Informational Guide to Louis Armstrong Airport - MSY - NON OFFICIAL

AA3261 American Airlines - Flight Status

Below, you can find details about American Airlines flight AA3261, which currently operates between the airports of New Orleans - Louis Armstrong New Orleans Intl Airport (Airport Code MSY) and Chicago - Chicago O'Hare International Airport (Airport Code ORD).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Saturday, December 13, 2025.

AA3261 On Time performance:
86
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

AA3261 American Airlines to Chicago

En Route - On-time
Flight Status for Saturday December 13, 2025
This flight was also scheduled for Yesterday (December 12, 2025). See it here
This flight is also scheduled for Tomorrow (December 14, 2025). See it here

Airline information

American Airlines
American Airlines
Equipment: Airbus A319

Departure

New Orleans (MSY)
December 13, 2025
Louis Armstrong New Orleans Intl Airport
Departed at:
06:14 am
Concourse:
B
Gate:
B16
Scheduled Departure Time: 06:21 am

Arrival

Chicago (ORD)
December 13, 2025
Chicago O'Hare International Airport
Estimated Arrival Time:
08:44 am
Terminal:
B
Gate:
H14
Scheduled Arrival Time: 09:00 am
Baggage: 9
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Codeshare Flights

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

- AS4070 - Alaska Airlines

- BA4939 - British Airways

- CX7579 - Cathay Pacific

- JL7397 - JAL

- QF4119 - Qantas

- QR9064 - Qatar Airways

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight AA3261?
The flight AA3261 is scheduled to flight on daily basis.

Which is the distance of flight AA3261?
The distance between the two airports is 839 miles.

Which is the flight time of flight AA3261?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 02:39 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 02:44 hours.

Are the departure airport and arrival airport at the same Time Zone?
Yes, both airports are in the same timezone.

Alternative Flights

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

American Airlines
- Flight Number: AA3183. (On Time performance: 74 - Average Delay: 80 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA4177. (On Time performance: 76 - Average Delay: 19 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA4189. (On Time performance: 84 - Average Delay: 22 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA4356. (On Time performance: 50 - Average Delay: 34 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA4720. (On Time performance: 65 - Average Delay: 34 minutes)

United Airlines
- Flight Number: UA1495. (On Time performance: 71 - Average Delay: 24 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA1830. (On Time performance: 85 - Average Delay: 17 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA2095. (On Time performance: 88 - Average Delay: 29 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA310. (On Time performance: 84 - 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 December 03, 2025 to December 09, 2025, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 7
On Time: 6 ( 86 % )
Moderate Delay: 0 ( 0 % )
Significant Delay: 0 ( 0 % )
Major Delay: 1 ( 14 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 207 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 AA3261

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Friday
12 December
06:17 am
New Orleans (MSY)
09:00 am
Chicago (ORD)
02h 43min
Airbus A319 (s
Airbus A319 (s
Landed - On-time
Thursday
11 December
06:14 am
New Orleans (MSY)
09:15 am
Chicago (ORD)
03h 01min
Airbus A319
Airbus A319
Landed - Delayed
Wednesday
10 December
06:12 am
New Orleans (MSY)
09:21 am
Chicago (ORD)
03h 09min
Airbus A319
Airbus A319
Landed - Delayed
Tuesday
09 December
06:09 am
New Orleans (MSY)
09:07 am
Chicago (ORD)
02h 58min
Airbus A319
Airbus A319
Landed - On-time
Monday
08 December
06:19 am
New Orleans (MSY)
09:04 am
Chicago (ORD)
02h 45min
Airbus A319
Airbus A319
Landed - Delayed
Sunday
07 December
06:17 am
New Orleans (MSY)
08:47 am
Chicago (ORD)
02h 30min
Airbus A319
Airbus A319
Landed - On-time
Saturday
06 December
06:14 am
New Orleans (MSY)
08:55 am
Chicago (ORD)
02h 41min
Airbus A319
Airbus A319
Landed - On-time
Friday
05 December
06:13 am
New Orleans (MSY)
08:57 am
Chicago (ORD)
02h 44min
Airbus A319
Airbus A319
Landed - On-time
Thursday
04 December
06:14 am
New Orleans (MSY)
09:02 am
Chicago (ORD)
02h 48min
Airbus A319
Airbus A319
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
03 December
06:09 am
New Orleans (MSY)
08:50 am
Chicago (ORD)
02h 41min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time