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Route Reliability

Birmingham → Chicago

BHMORD · 584 miles · Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport

74
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
77%
Arrive within 15 minutes
14 min
Average arrival delay
1.8%
Cancelled
1,978
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.United Airlines77%1,018 flights
  2. 2.American Airlines77%960 flights

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

BHM–ORD flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 85% of the time, versus 60% between 3–6 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

BHM–ORD flights arrived on time 81% of the time on Tuesdays. On Sundays: 73%.

Not much between United Airlines and American Airlines.

On this route they all land within 77% to 77% on time. Pick on schedule and price.

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%(281 flights)
  • Tue81%(262 flights)
  • Wed76%(269 flights)
  • Thu79%(278 flights)
  • Fri78%(284 flights)
  • Sat79%(268 flights)
  • Sun73%(291 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM(1 flights)
  • 6–9 AM85%(710 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM80%(511 flights)
  • 12–3 PM73%(362 flights)
  • 3–6 PM60%(251 flights)
  • 6–9 PM66%(98 flights)
On-time trend by month
75%
May

Jun 81% → May 75% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202581%139
July 202574%142
August 202588%154
September 202587%165
October 202582%204
November 202578%165
December 202560%149
January 202676%146
February 202678%152
March 202672%173
April 202675%175
May 202675%169

Based on 1,978 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.