AA4978 ORD → MKE

American Airlines · Chicago, IL to Milwaukee, WI · 15 flights observed, 2025-12-03 to 2025-12-17 · 67 mi

This flight has been on time less than half the time (43%) — expect a real chance of a delay.

AA4978 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for ORD → MKE, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
43%
Median delay
+69 min
90th percentile
+209 min
Cancellation rate
7%

How often is AA4978 on time?

Across 15 flights on ORD → MKE from 2025-12-03 to 2025-12-17, AA4978 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 43% of the time. The median arrival delay was +69 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +209 min or later. 7% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time643%
16-30 min00%
31-60 min17%
61-120 min214%
2+ hrs536%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-121443%+82 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon2100%
Tue250%
Wed333%
Thu20%
Fri250%
Sat250%
Sun10%

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