Flight Reliability
AA 481 · American Airlines
Chicago → Dallas–Fort Worth (ORD–DFW)
- 71%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 23 min
- Average arrival delay
- 2.4%
- Cancelled
- 4 min early
- Median arrival delay
Based on 165 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
The 9 AM–12 PM departure wins.
AA 481 departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 77% of the time, versus 52% between 6–9 AM.
Saturdays have been rough.
AA 481 arrived on time 79% of the time on Tuesdays and just 57% on Saturdays. That gap is worth planning around.
A bit behind the American Airlines network.
AA 481 arrived on time 71% of the time, versus 77% across the American Airlines network.
Recent months have been rougher.
AA 481 arrived on time 61% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 76% in the three months before that.
The breakdown
- Mon75%(24 flights)
- Tue79%(24 flights)
- Wed71%(24 flights)
- Thu74%(23 flights)
- Fri61%(23 flights)
- Sat57%(21 flights)
- Sun76%(21 flights)
- 6–9 AM52%(42 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM77%(118 flights)
Jun 72% → May 56% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 72% | 29 |
| July 2025 | 77% | 30 |
| August 2025 | 80% | 30 |
| October 2025 | 77% | 26 |
| April 2026 | 50% | 24 |
| May 2026 | 56% | 18 |
- Departures on time
- 68%
- Diverted
- 0.6%
- Flights flown
- 160
- Months covered
- 8
Same route, other flights
Keep nerding
Based on 165 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.