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).
| Arrival | Flights | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Early / on-time | 1,172 | 68% |
| 16-30 min | 150 | 9% |
| 31-60 min | 142 | 8% |
| 61-120 min | 148 | 9% |
| 2+ hrs | 121 | 7% |
Performance by month
| Month | Flights | On-time | Avg delay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07 | 169 | 62% | +26 min |
| 2025-08 | 139 | 71% | +9 min |
| 2025-09 | 153 | 73% | +11 min |
| 2025-10 | 152 | 61% | +31 min |
| 2025-11 | 128 | 77% | +10 min |
| 2025-12 | 109 | 47% | +55 min |
| 2026-01 | 97 | 48% | +47 min |
| 2026-02 | 151 | 66% | +23 min |
| 2026-03 | 144 | 61% | +24 min |
| 2026-04 | 164 | 74% | +14 min |
| 2026-05 | 183 | 84% | +2 min |
| 2026-06 | 144 | 75% | +7 min |
Performance by day of week
| Day | Flights | On-time |
|---|---|---|
| Mon | 255 | 60% |
| Tue | 257 | 71% |
| Wed | 244 | 67% |
| Thu | 244 | 72% |
| Fri | 252 | 66% |
| Sat | 223 | 72% |
| Sun | 258 | 65% |
AA flight numbers on ORD → DTW
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