ORD → DTW American Airlines

American Airlines · Chicago, IL to Detroit, MI · 1,798 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · aggregated across 61 flight numbers

On-time arrival
68%
Median delay
-3 min
90th percentile
+90 min
Cancellation rate
4%

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

Across every American Airlines flight number on ORD → DTW (1,798 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30), 68% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay -3 min; the worst 10% ran +90 min or later. 4% were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time1,17268%
16-30 min1509%
31-60 min1428%
61-120 min1489%
2+ hrs1217%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-0716962%+26 min
2025-0813971%+9 min
2025-0915373%+11 min
2025-1015261%+31 min
2025-1112877%+10 min
2025-1210947%+55 min
2026-019748%+47 min
2026-0215166%+23 min
2026-0314461%+24 min
2026-0416474%+14 min
2026-0518384%+2 min
2026-0614475%+7 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon25560%
Tue25771%
Wed24467%
Thu24472%
Fri25266%
Sat22372%
Sun25865%

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