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AA 2771 · American Airlines

Denver → Chicago (DEN–ORD)82% of its flights flew this route. The rest (CLT–ILM, ILM–CLT) are included in these numbers.

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Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
87%
Arrive within 15 minutes
3 min
Average arrival delay
3.0%
Cancelled
13 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 401 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

AA 2771 arrived on time 93% of the time on Saturdays. On Sundays: 80%.

Well ahead of the DEN–ORD route.

AA 2771 arrived on time 87% of the time, versus 71% across the DEN–ORD route.

Better than the American Airlines network average.

AA 2771 arrived on time 87% of the time, versus 77% across the American Airlines network.

Keep a backup plan handy.

AA 2771 was cancelled 3.0% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon80%(54 flights)
  • Tue84%(56 flights)
  • Wed91%(57 flights)
  • Thu91%(57 flights)
  • Fri89%(55 flights)
  • Sat93%(54 flights)
  • Sun80%(54 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM87%(320 flights)
  • 12–3 PM87%(67 flights)
On-time trend by month
97%
May

Jun 87% → May 97% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202587%30
July 202585%27
August 202590%31
September 202590%30
October 202594%31
November 202567%30
December 202583%29
January 202685%52
February 202692%37
March 202683%30
April 202690%29
May 202697%31
Departures on time
87%
Diverted
0.5%
Flights flown
387
Months covered
12

Same route, other flights

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Based on 401 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.