ORD → MEM American Airlines

American Airlines · Chicago, IL to Memphis, TN · 1,316 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · aggregated across 46 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
4%

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

Across every American Airlines flight number on ORD → MEM (1,316 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. 4% were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time96076%
16-30 min978%
31-60 min877%
61-120 min857%
2+ hrs353%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-0711373%+9 min
2025-0811082%+1 min
2025-099787%-4 min
2025-1010878%+5 min
2025-1110080%+2 min
2025-1210860%+27 min
2026-018572%+9 min
2026-0210278%+1 min
2026-0311567%+18 min
2026-0411279%+9 min
2026-059883%+3 min
2026-0611675%+9 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon18873%
Tue17875%
Wed16972%
Thu18678%
Fri18175%
Sat17482%
Sun18877%

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