AA1221 DFW → ORD

American Airlines · Dallas/Fort Worth, TX to Chicago, IL · 44 flights observed, 2026-04-07 to 2026-05-20 · 802 mi

This flight's reliability varies a lot by day of week — 100% on-time on Tuesdays vs. 17% on Sundays.

AA1221 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for DFW → ORD, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
52%
Median delay
+11 min
90th percentile
+105 min
Cancellation rate
5%

How often is AA1221 on time?

Across 44 flights on DFW → ORD from 2026-04-07 to 2026-05-20, AA1221 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 52% of the time. The median arrival delay was +11 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +105 min or later. 5% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

Arrival delay for completed flights (excludes cancellations and diversions).

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time2252%
16-30 min410%
31-60 min921%
61-120 min410%
2+ hrs37%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2026-042352%+40 min
2026-051953%+34 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon633%
Tue5100%
Wed743%
Thu667%
Fri650%
Sat667%
Sun617%

Based on US Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data. Loading live conditions and full charts…