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Route Reliability

Albany → Chicago

ALB–ORD · 723 miles · Albany International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport

73
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
76%
Arrive within 15 minutes
9 min
Average arrival delay
2.5%
Cancelled
2,293
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.

  1. 1.American Airlines78%1,066 flights
  2. 2.United Airlines74%1,227 flights

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

ALB–ORD flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 86% of the time, versus 59% between 3–6 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

ALB–ORD flights arrived on time 81% of the time on Tuesdays. On Sundays: 72%.

American Airlines has a slight edge here.

American Airlines arrived on time 78% of the time on this route; United Airlines managed 74%.

Best historical flights

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

Top flights by on-time rate

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The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon72%(335 flights)
  • Tue81%(302 flights)
  • Wed78%(310 flights)
  • Thu77%(330 flights)
  • Fri76%(331 flights)
  • Sat78%(283 flights)
  • Sun72%(337 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM86%(756 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM85%(280 flights)
  • 12–3 PM83%(347 flights)
  • 3–6 PM59%(466 flights)
  • 6–9 PM65%(379 flights)
On-time trend by month
89%
May

Jun 68% → May 89% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202568%196
July 202564%194
August 202580%186
September 202579%192
October 202574%208
November 202578%204
December 202572%164
January 202679%112
February 202680%132
March 202668%169
April 202679%216
May 202689%255

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Based on 2,293 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.