AA2561 American Airlines - Flight Status

Below, you can find details about American Airlines flight AA2561, which currently operates between the airports of Chicago - Chicago O'Hare International Airport (Airport Code ORD) and Fort Myers - Southwest Florida International Airport (Airport Code RSW).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Friday, August 14, 2026.

AA2561 On Time performance:
67
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

AA2561 American Airlines to Fort Myers

Landed - Delayed
Delay: 49 minutes
Flight Status for Friday August 14, 2026
This flight was also scheduled for Yesterday (August 13, 2026). See it here
This flight is also scheduled for Tomorrow (August 15, 2026). See it here

Airline information

American Airlines
American Airlines
Equipment: Boeing 737MAX 8 Passenger

Departure

Chicago (ORD)
August 14, 2026
Chicago O'Hare International Airport
Departed at:
12:18 pm
Terminal:
3
Gate:
H18
Scheduled Departure Time: 11:54 am

Arrival

Fort Myers (RSW)
August 14, 2026
Southwest Florida International Airport
Arrived at:
04:38 pm
Terminal:
-
Gate:
D3
Scheduled Arrival Time: 03:49 pm
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Codeshare Flights

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

- AS6725 - Alaska Airlines

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight AA2561?
The flight AA2561 is scheduled to flight on daily basis.

Which is the distance of flight AA2561?
The distance between the two airports is 1123 miles.

Which is the flight time of flight AA2561?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 02:55 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 02:55 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: 2026-08-14 20:35:34
Current Time in Fort Myers: 2026-08-14 21:35:34

Alternative Flights

The following airlines serves the same route between Chicago and Fort Myers:

American Airlines
- Flight Number: AA2433. (On Time performance: 96 - Average Delay: 3 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA2437. (On Time performance: 48 - Average Delay: 28 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA3122. (On Time performance: 33 - Average Delay: 55 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA3238. (On Time performance: 66 - Average Delay: 23 minutes)

United Airlines
- Flight Number: UA1035.
- Flight Number: UA1102. (On Time performance: 87 - Average Delay: 3 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA1210.
- Flight Number: UA1740. (On Time performance: 95 - Average Delay: 4 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA2618. (On Time performance: 69 - Average Delay: 35 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 August 05, 2026 to August 10, 2026, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 6
On Time: 4 ( 67 % )
Moderate Delay: 1 ( 17 % )
Significant Delay: 0 ( 0 % )
Major Delay: 1 ( 17 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 18 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: We have gathered available data from last twelve closed months, spanning from August 06, 2025 to February 11, 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.

Note: We have excluded some months from the graph, since the quantity and quality of the data is not representative enough.

Last Past Flights AA2561

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Thursday
13 August
11:46 am
Chicago (ORD)
03:49 pm
Fort Myers (RSW)
03h 03min
Boeing 737MAX
Boeing 737MAX
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
12 August
11:49 am
Chicago (ORD)
03:40 pm
Fort Myers (RSW)
02h 51min
Boeing 737MAX
Boeing 737MAX
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
11 August
12:28 pm
Chicago (ORD)
05:25 pm
Fort Myers (RSW)
03h 57min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - Delayed
Monday
10 August
11:50 am
Chicago (ORD)
03:46 pm
Fort Myers (RSW)
02h 56min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Sunday
09 August
12:14 pm
Chicago (ORD)
04:00 pm
Fort Myers (RSW)
02h 46min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Saturday
08 August
11:48 am
Chicago (ORD)
04:10 pm
Fort Myers (RSW)
03h 22min
Boeing 737MAX
Boeing 737MAX
Landed - Delayed
Friday
07 August
11:47 am
Chicago (ORD)
03:31 pm
Fort Myers (RSW)
02h 44min
Boeing 737MAX
Boeing 737MAX
Landed - On-time
Thursday
06 August
01:05 pm
Chicago (ORD)
05:04 pm
Fort Myers (RSW)
02h 59min
Boeing 737MAX
Boeing 737MAX
Landed - Delayed
Wednesday
05 August
11:49 am
Chicago (ORD)
03:33 pm
Fort Myers (RSW)
02h 44min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time