RST → ORD American Airlines

American Airlines · Rochester, MN to Chicago, IL · 1,053 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · aggregated across 38 flight numbers

This route's scheduled flight time has grown by 17 min since 2025-07 — some of the on-time performance may reflect a more generous published schedule, not a faster or more reliable flight.
On-time arrival
66%
Median delay
+1 min
90th percentile
+97 min
Cancellation rate
5%

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

Across every American Airlines flight number on RST → ORD (1,053 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30), 66% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay +1 min; the worst 10% ran +97 min or later. 5% were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time66566%
16-30 min909%
31-60 min828%
61-120 min889%
2+ hrs798%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-078652%+39 min
2025-087970%+21 min
2025-097187%+4 min
2025-108757%+42 min
2025-118271%+11 min
2025-128245%+53 min
2026-018761%+50 min
2026-028672%+15 min
2026-038463%+21 min
2026-048677%+13 min
2026-058985%-2 min
2026-068556%+31 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon14659%
Tue14771%
Wed13966%
Thu15067%
Fri13963%
Sat14272%
Sun14165%

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