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Route Reliability

BGR → Chicago

BGRORD · 978 miles · BGR Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport

77
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
75%
Arrive within 15 minutes
14 min
Average arrival delay
0.8%
Cancelled
647
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.United Airlines80%259 flights
  2. 2.American Airlines71%388 flights

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

BGR–ORD flights departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 93% of the time, versus 60% between 3–6 PM.

Skip Thursday if you can.

BGR–ORD flights arrived on time 81% of the time on Tuesdays. On Thursdays: 72%.

United Airlines runs this route best.

United Airlines arrived on time 80% of the time on this route; American Airlines managed 71%.

Trending in the right direction.

BGR–ORD flights arrived on time 81% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 73% 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
  • Mon77%(88 flights)
  • Tue81%(69 flights)
  • Wed74%(81 flights)
  • Thu72%(102 flights)
  • Fri72%(101 flights)
  • Sat76%(102 flights)
  • Sun72%(99 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM92%(74 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM93%(106 flights)
  • 12–3 PM81%(156 flights)
  • 3–6 PM60%(283 flights)
  • 6–9 PM65%(23 flights)
On-time trend by month
83%
May

Jun 61% → May 83% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202561%72
July 202569%121
August 202576%107
September 202574%109
October 202580%110
April 202681%41
May 202683%80

Based on 647 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.