Flight AA481
American Airlines flight AA481
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Chicago (ORD) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)
Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 37% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 146 minutes. It was cancelled 1.4% of the time.
- On-time arrivals
- 63.4%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 1.4%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 146 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 73
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Late-arriving aircraft 74%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 19%
- Air traffic control & airport 6%
- Extreme weather 1%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to New York (JFK)
Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 45% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 89 minutes. It was cancelled 1.6% of the time.
- On-time arrivals
- 55.2%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 1.6%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 89 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 61
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Air traffic control & airport 51%
- Late-arriving aircraft 30%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 18%
- Extreme weather 0%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
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| Month | On time | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 100.0% | 2 |
| October 2025 | 76.9% | 26 |
| November 2025 | 100.0% | 1 |
| April 2026 | 50.0% | 24 |
| May 2026 | 55.6% | 20 |
| July 2026 | 50.0% | 30 |
| August 2026 | 60.0% | 31 |
Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data, September 2025 – August 2026. Covers flights operated by reporting U.S. carriers. About our data