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Route Reliability

CHA → Chicago

CHAORD · 501 miles · CHA Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
72%
Arrive within 15 minutes
21 min
Average arrival delay
3.1%
Cancelled
1,735
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.American Airlines73%340 flights
  2. 2.United Airlines72%1,395 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

CHA–ORD flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 82% of the time, versus 50% between 3–6 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

CHA–ORD flights arrived on time 77% of the time on Saturdays. On Sundays: 67%.

Not much between American Airlines and United Airlines.

On this route they all land within 72% to 73% on time. Pick on schedule and price.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 3.1% 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
  • Mon69%(242 flights)
  • Tue74%(246 flights)
  • Wed76%(248 flights)
  • Thu70%(243 flights)
  • Fri70%(247 flights)
  • Sat77%(201 flights)
  • Sun67%(243 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM82%(579 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM77%(116 flights)
  • 12–3 PM76%(505 flights)
  • 3–6 PM50%(346 flights)
  • 6–9 PM62%(124 flights)
On-time trend by month
80%
May

Jun 72% → May 80% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202572%113
July 202562%116
August 202576%97
September 202579%117
October 202575%200
November 202570%194
December 202563%147
January 202675%88
February 202674%107
March 202666%152
April 202674%181
May 202680%158

Based on 1,735 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.