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Route Reliability

ABE → Chicago

ABE–ORD · 654 miles · ABE Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
72%
Arrive within 15 minutes
23 min
Average arrival delay
3.1%
Cancelled
1,012
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

United Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 72% of the time across 1,012 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

ABE–ORD flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 88% of the time, versus 53% between 3–6 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

ABE–ORD flights arrived on time 77% of the time on Saturdays. On Sundays: 69%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 3.1% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

Best historical flights

Ranked by on-time arrivals, minimum 100 flights. Past performance, not a promise.

Top flights by on-time rate

More flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon71%(136 flights)
  • Tue74%(140 flights)
  • Wed69%(141 flights)
  • Thu76%(141 flights)
  • Fri70%(143 flights)
  • Sat77%(132 flights)
  • Sun69%(137 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM88%(347 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM67%(114 flights)
  • 12–3 PM82%(167 flights)
  • 3–6 PM53%(320 flights)
  • 6–9 PM55%(22 flights)
On-time trend by month
75%
May

Jun 72% → May 75% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202572%60
July 202565%62
August 202579%72
September 202589%88
October 202582%93
November 202562%85
December 202567%86
January 202663%81
February 202679%75
March 202668%82
April 202661%77
May 202675%109

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Based on 1,012 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.