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Route Reliability

Hartford → Chicago

BDL–ORD · 783 miles · Bradley International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport

66
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
73%
Arrive within 15 minutes
18 min
Average arrival delay
2.5%
Cancelled
2,351
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.American Airlines74%1,128 flights
  2. 2.United Airlines72%1,223 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

BDL–ORD flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 88% of the time, versus 51% between 6–9 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

BDL–ORD flights arrived on time 77% of the time on Wednesdays. On Sundays: 66%.

Not much between American Airlines and United Airlines.

On this route they all land within 72% to 74% on time. Pick on schedule and price.

Ticking up lately.

BDL–ORD flights arrived on time 78% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 72% in the three months before that.

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%(326 flights)
  • Tue76%(320 flights)
  • Wed77%(325 flights)
  • Thu74%(334 flights)
  • Fri74%(342 flights)
  • Sat74%(305 flights)
  • Sun66%(332 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM—(3 flights)
  • 6–9 AM88%(669 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM83%(308 flights)
  • 12–3 PM82%(378 flights)
  • 3–6 PM58%(571 flights)
  • 6–9 PM51%(353 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM—(2 flights)
On-time trend by month
85%
May

Jun 63% → May 85% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202563%203
July 202563%195
August 202572%203
September 202577%205
October 202574%212
November 202573%197
December 202567%173
January 202675%149
February 202674%140
March 202672%160
April 202678%220
May 202685%227

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 2,351 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.