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Route Reliability

CAK → Chicago

CAKORD · 344 miles · CAK Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
72%
Arrive within 15 minutes
24 min
Average arrival delay
4.8%
Cancelled
1,902
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.United Airlines72%1,473 flights
  2. 2.American Airlines72%429 flights

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

CAK–ORD flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 79% of the time, versus 58% between 3–6 PM.

Friday is doing you no favors.

CAK–ORD flights arrived on time 76% of the time on Wednesdays. On Fridays: 66%.

Not much between United Airlines and American Airlines.

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

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 4.8% 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%(256 flights)
  • Tue72%(260 flights)
  • Wed76%(261 flights)
  • Thu75%(261 flights)
  • Fri66%(265 flights)
  • Sat71%(238 flights)
  • Sun72%(267 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM(4 flights)
  • 6–9 AM79%(805 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM78%(156 flights)
  • 12–3 PM70%(351 flights)
  • 3–6 PM58%(359 flights)
  • 6–9 PM62%(133 flights)
On-time trend by month
82%
May

Jun 75% → May 82% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202575%118
July 202557%121
August 202574%115
September 202584%116
October 202581%170
November 202573%162
December 202555%157
January 202674%131
February 202673%139
March 202668%160
April 202666%190
May 202682%229

Based on 1,902 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.