American Airlines MEM to ORD on-time performance
American Airlines nonstop flights from Memphis to Chicago · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
On-time arrivals
18%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
0.0%
0 flights
Avg arrival delay
100 min
121 min when late
Rank on route
#5 of 5
route average 76% on time
Key facts
- American Airlines flights on MEM to ORD arrived on time 18% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026.
- 0% were cancelled, and 53% arrived an hour or more late.
- That ranks #5 of 5 airlines on this route, which averaged 76% on time overall.
- The largest source of delay minutes was airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling) (54%).
On-time trend by month
Why this airline's flights were late
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)54%
- Late-arriving aircraft37%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion9%
- Extreme weather0%
- Security0%
Other airlines on MEM to ORD
- SkyWest Airlines72% on time · 26 min avg delay
- Envoy Air78% on time · 15 min avg delay
- Republic Airways76% on time · 17 min avg delay
- United Airlines84% on time · 16 min avg delay
Full MEM to ORD comparison →
American Airlines on-time record across all routes →
17 American Airlines flights tracked on this route; 0 cancelled, 0 diverted.
Data: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 (12 months). Latest month published by BTS: July 2026. How we calculate this.