MEM → ORD American Airlines

American Airlines · Memphis, TN to Chicago, IL · 1,318 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · aggregated across 50 flight numbers

This route is usually on time, but has a real long-delay tail — typical (median) delay is -6 min, while the worst 10% run +57 min or later.
On-time arrival
76%
Median delay
-6 min
90th percentile
+57 min
Cancellation rate
3%

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

Across every American Airlines flight number on MEM → ORD (1,318 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30), 76% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay -6 min; the worst 10% ran +57 min or later. 3% were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time97076%
16-30 min887%
31-60 min877%
61-120 min786%
2+ hrs464%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-0711472%+16 min
2025-0811077%+15 min
2025-099886%-1 min
2025-1010877%+7 min
2025-1110369%+18 min
2025-1210769%+20 min
2026-018567%+10 min
2026-0210187%-4 min
2026-0311678%+5 min
2026-0411482%+2 min
2026-059883%+3 min
2026-0611571%+11 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon19076%
Tue17678%
Wed17074%
Thu18580%
Fri18576%
Sat17678%
Sun18773%

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