CLT → ORD American Airlines

American Airlines · Charlotte, NC to Chicago, IL · 3,000 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · aggregated across 71 flight numbers

This route is usually on time, but has a real long-delay tail — typical (median) delay is -4 min, while the worst 10% run +65 min or later.
On-time arrival
72%
Median delay
-4 min
90th percentile
+65 min
Cancellation rate
3%

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

Across every American Airlines flight number on CLT → ORD (3,000 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30), 72% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay -4 min; the worst 10% ran +65 min or later. 3% were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time2,08872%
16-30 min2489%
31-60 min2559%
61-120 min1907%
2+ hrs1224%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-0723853%+33 min
2025-0822269%+15 min
2025-0923478%+5 min
2025-1023675%+6 min
2025-1122776%+7 min
2025-1224475%+8 min
2026-0119372%+15 min
2026-0220981%+3 min
2026-0324170%+23 min
2026-0427470%+18 min
2026-0529777%+9 min
2026-0628866%+17 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon41670%
Tue42677%
Wed42674%
Thu41372%
Fri41573%
Sat39471%
Sun41367%

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