Informational Guide to Delhi Airport - DEL - Non Official

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 Friday, December 19, 2025.

AI126 On Time performance:
30
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

Flight Status for Friday December 19, 2025
This flight was also scheduled for Yesterday (December 17, 2025). See it here
This flight is also scheduled for Today (December 18, 2025). See it here

Airline information

Air India
Air India
Equipment: Boeing 777-300ER

Departure

Chicago (ORD)
December 18, 2025
Chicago O'Hare International Airport
Scheduled Departure Time:
03:45
Terminal:
5
Gate:
-
Scheduled Departure Time: 03:45

Arrival

Delhi (DEL)
December 19, 2025
Delhi Indira Gandhi International Airport
Scheduled Arrival Time:
07:05
Terminal:
3
Gate:
-
Scheduled Arrival Time: 07:05
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Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight AI126?
The flight AI126 is scheduled to flight on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, 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: 15:50 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 15:53 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: 2025-12-18 09:07:05
Current Time in Delhi: 2025-12-18 20:37:05

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 September 16, 2025 to December 13, 2025, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 47
On Time: 14 ( 30 % )
Moderate Delay: 5 ( 11 % )
Significant Delay: 15 ( 32 % )
Major Delay: 13 ( 28 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 47 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from June 14, 2025 to December 13, 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.

Note: We have excluded some days from the graph, since the quantity and quality of the data is not representative enough.

Delays analyzed by Month: We have gathered available data from last twelve closed months, spanning from December 02, 2024 to November 29, 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
Wednesday
17 December
14:44
Chicago (ORD)
18:01
Delhi (DEL)
15h 47min
Boeing 777-300
Boeing 777-300
Landed - Delayed
Tuesday
16 December
11:45
Chicago (ORD)
15:05
Delhi (DEL)
15h 50min
Boeing 777-300
Boeing 777-300
- Delayed
Monday
15 December
13:41
Chicago (ORD)
17:43
Delhi (DEL)
16h 32min
Boeing 777-300
Boeing 777-300
Landed - Delayed
Saturday
13 December
13:45
Chicago (ORD)
17:16
Delhi (DEL)
16h 01min
Boeing 777-300
Boeing 777-300
Landed - Delayed
Thursday
11 December
13:38
Chicago (ORD)
17:31
Delhi (DEL)
16h 23min
Boeing 777-300
Boeing 777-300
Landed - Delayed
Tuesday
09 December
14:24
Chicago (ORD)
18:35
Delhi (DEL)
16h 41min
Boeing 777-200
Boeing 777-200
Landed - Delayed
Monday
08 December
14:32
Chicago (ORD)
18:50
Delhi (DEL)
16h 48min
Boeing 777-300
Boeing 777-300
Landed - Delayed
Saturday
06 December
13:47
Chicago (ORD)
17:19
Delhi (DEL)
16h 02min
Boeing 777-300
Boeing 777-300
Landed - Delayed
Thursday
04 December
14:32
Chicago (ORD)
18:42
Delhi (DEL)
16h 40min
Boeing 777-300
Boeing 777-300
Landed - Delayed
Tuesday
02 December
14:41
Chicago (ORD)
18:23
Delhi (DEL)
16h 12min
Boeing 777-300
Boeing 777-300
Landed - Delayed