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AI126 Air India - Flight Status

Below, you can find details about Air India flight AI126, which currently operates between the airports of Chicago - Chicago O'Hare International Airport (Airport Code ORD) and Delhi - Delhi Indira Gandhi International Airport (Airport Code DEL).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Thursday, October 16, 2025.

AI126 On Time performance:
36
We have calculated the percentage of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of their scheduled time, or earlier, based on real flight data from the last 3 months. More about punctuality and delays

Flight Status

AI126 Air India from Chicago

Landed - Delayed
Delay: 92 minutes
Flight Status for Thursday October 16, 2025

Airline information

Air India
Air India
Equipment: Boeing 777-300ER

Departure

Chicago (ORD)
October 15, 2025
Chicago O'Hare International Airport
Departed at:
13:55
Terminal:
5
Gate:
-
Scheduled Departure Time: 13:10

Arrival

Delhi (DEL)
October 16, 2025
Delhi Indira Gandhi International Airport
Arrived at:
17:32
Terminal:
3
Gate:
-
Scheduled Arrival Time: 16:00
Baggage: 9
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Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight AI126?
The flight AI126 is scheduled to flight on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday on a weekly basis.

Which is the distance of flight AI126?
The distance between the two airports is 12026 kilometers.

Which is the flight time of flight AI126?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 16:20 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 16:09 hours.

Are the departure airport and arrival airport at the same Time Zone?
No, each airport is in a different timezone. The times shown above, are presented in the local time of each respective airport.
Current Time in Chicago: 2025-10-16 12:27:21
Current Time in Delhi: 2025-10-16 22:57:21

Alternative Flights

Air India is the only airline operating the route from Chicago to Delhi.

Punctuality and delays

We have gathered data from recent months and present below an analysis of how timely the flights have been.

In terms of On-Time Performance, by analyzing the flight data from the last three months, spanning from July 15, 2025 to October 11, 2025, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 45
On Time: 16 ( 36 % )
Moderate Delay: 2 ( 4 % )
Significant Delay: 10 ( 22 % )
Major Delay: 16 ( 36 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 1 ( 2 % )

Average Delay: 43 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from April 13, 2025 to October 11, 2025. Next, you can observe the results broken down by day of the week: number of flights analyzed, on-time performance per day, and average delay per day.

Delays analyzed by Month: We have gathered available data from last twelve closed months, spanning from October 02, 2024 to September 30, 2025. Next, you can observe the results broken down by month: number of flights analyzed, on-time performance per month, and average delay per month.

Last Past Flights AI126

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Tuesday
14 October
13:22
Chicago (ORD)
16:20
Delhi (DEL)
16h 28min
Boeing 777-200
Boeing 777-200
Landed - On-time
Saturday
11 October
11:57
Chicago (ORD)
14:43
Delhi (DEL)
16h 16min
Boeing 777-200
Boeing 777-200
Landed - On-time
Thursday
09 October
11:52
Chicago (ORD)
14:17
Delhi (DEL)
15h 55min
Boeing 777-200
Boeing 777-200
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
07 October
12:21
Chicago (ORD)
14:47
Delhi (DEL)
15h 56min
Boeing 777-200
Boeing 777-200
Landed - On-time
Saturday
04 October
12:00
Chicago (ORD)
14:30
Delhi (DEL)
16h 00min
Boeing 777-200
Boeing 777-200
Landed - On-time
Thursday
02 October
12:11
Chicago (ORD)
15:04
Delhi (DEL)
16h 23min
Boeing 777-200
Boeing 777-200
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
30 September
12:14
Chicago (ORD)
14:58
Delhi (DEL)
16h 14min
Boeing 777-200
Boeing 777-200
Landed - On-time
Saturday
27 September
11:59
Chicago (ORD)
15:00
Delhi (DEL)
16h 31min
Boeing 777-200
Boeing 777-200
Landed - On-time
Thursday
25 September
11:59
Chicago (ORD)
15:22
Delhi (DEL)
16h 53min
Boeing 777-200
Boeing 777-200
Landed - Delayed
Tuesday
23 September
12:00
Chicago (ORD)
15:12
Delhi (DEL)
16h 42min
Boeing 777-200
Boeing 777-200
Landed - Delayed