BUF → ORD American Airlines

American Airlines · Buffalo, NY to Chicago, IL · 1,227 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · aggregated across 43 flight numbers

This route is usually on time, but has a real long-delay tail — typical (median) delay is -9 min, while the worst 10% run +60 min or later.
On-time arrival
78%
Median delay
-9 min
90th percentile
+60 min
Cancellation rate
3%

How on-time is American Airlines from BUF to ORD?

Across every American Airlines flight number on BUF → ORD (1,227 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30), 78% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay -9 min; the worst 10% ran +60 min or later. 3% were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time92578%
16-30 min807%
31-60 min686%
61-120 min625%
2+ hrs565%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-0711976%+19 min
2025-088874%+17 min
2025-098976%+25 min
2025-109279%+0 min
2025-1110280%+3 min
2025-129169%+19 min
2026-018480%0 min
2026-028174%+15 min
2026-039976%+12 min
2026-0411178%+4 min
2026-0512282%+4 min
2026-0611384%+2 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon18078%
Tue17777%
Wed16680%
Thu17278%
Fri17177%
Sat15674%
Sun16978%

Based on US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data. Loading the full breakdown…