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Route Reliability

AVL → Chicago

AVLORD · 536 miles · AVL Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
70%
Arrive within 15 minutes
17 min
Average arrival delay
3.1%
Cancelled
1,701
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.American Airlines72%656 flights
  2. 2.United Airlines70%1,045 flights

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

AVL–ORD flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 85% of the time, versus 49% between 3–6 PM.

Wednesday has been the better bet.

A small edge: 73% on time on Wednesdays against 66% on Sundays.

Not much between American Airlines and United Airlines.

On this route they all land within 70% to 72% on time. Pick on schedule and price.

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%(238 flights)
  • Tue72%(214 flights)
  • Wed73%(235 flights)
  • Thu67%(239 flights)
  • Fri72%(240 flights)
  • Sat72%(227 flights)
  • Sun66%(247 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM85%(337 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM81%(528 flights)
  • 12–3 PM78%(162 flights)
  • 3–6 PM49%(388 flights)
  • 6–9 PM57%(224 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM(1 flights)
On-time trend by month
82%
May

Jun 66% → May 82% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202566%138
July 202559%137
August 202575%142
September 202581%140
October 202573%150
November 202570%141
December 202555%123
January 202659%82
February 202675%100
March 202660%120
April 202678%188
May 202682%179

Based on 1,701 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.