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Route Reliability

BIL → Chicago

BILORD · 1,060 miles · BIL Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport

80
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
79%
Arrive within 15 minutes
16 min
Average arrival delay
0.2%
Cancelled
430
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%147 flights
  2. 2.American Airlines79%283 flights

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

BIL–ORD flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 94% of the time, versus 73% between 12–3 PM.

Wednesdays have been rough.

BIL–ORD flights arrived on time 88% of the time on Tuesdays and just 72% on Wednesdays. That gap is worth planning around.

Not much between United Airlines and American Airlines.

On this route they all land within 79% to 80% on time. Pick on schedule and price.

It basically never cancels.

Out of 430 scheduled flights, only 0.2% were cancelled.

Flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon81%(59 flights)
  • Tue88%(60 flights)
  • Wed72%(60 flights)
  • Thu82%(61 flights)
  • Fri76%(62 flights)
  • Sat74%(62 flights)
  • Sun80%(61 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM94%(32 flights)
  • 6–9 AM88%(90 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM90%(31 flights)
  • 12–3 PM73%(272 flights)
On-time trend by month
91%
May

Jun 77% → May 91% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202577%81
July 202570%92
August 202581%89
September 202583%90
October 202585%61
May 202691%11

Based on 430 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.