American Airlines ORD to EWR on-time performance
American Airlines nonstop flights from Chicago to Newark · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
On-time arrivals
57%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
4.8%
40 flights
Avg arrival delay
37 min
84 min when late
Rank on route
#4 of 5
route average 70% on time
Key facts
- American Airlines flights on ORD to EWR arrived on time 57% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026.
- 4.8% were cancelled, and 22% arrived an hour or more late.
- That ranks #4 of 5 airlines on this route, which averaged 70% on time overall.
- The largest source of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (45%).
On-time trend by month
Why this airline's flights were late
- Late-arriving aircraft45%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion25%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)24%
- Extreme weather6%
- Security0%
Other airlines on ORD to EWR
- United Airlines72% on time · 25 min avg delay
- Envoy Air79% on time · 14 min avg delay
- Spirit Airlines46% on time · 44 min avg delay
- Republic Airways60% on time · 34 min avg delay
Full ORD to EWR comparison →
American Airlines on-time record across all routes →
833 American Airlines flights tracked on this route; 40 cancelled, 2 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.