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Route Reliability

Charleston → Chicago

CHSORD · 760 miles · Charleston International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport

74
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
78%
Arrive within 15 minutes
9 min
Average arrival delay
2.2%
Cancelled
2,057
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.American Airlines79%944 flights
  2. 2.United Airlines77%1,113 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

CHS–ORD flights departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 89% of the time, versus 62% between 6–9 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

CHS–ORD flights arrived on time 81% of the time on Thursdays. On Sundays: 71%.

Not much between American Airlines and United Airlines.

On this route they all land within 77% to 79% 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%(305 flights)
  • Tue81%(269 flights)
  • Wed79%(279 flights)
  • Thu81%(291 flights)
  • Fri75%(296 flights)
  • Sat79%(271 flights)
  • Sun71%(287 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM87%(532 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM89%(325 flights)
  • 12–3 PM80%(441 flights)
  • 3–6 PM66%(415 flights)
  • 6–9 PM62%(282 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM(3 flights)
On-time trend by month
81%
May

Jun 83% → May 81% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202583%166
July 202569%166
August 202584%133
September 202580%145
October 202583%176
November 202575%171
December 202574%167
January 202681%140
February 202678%148
March 202671%193
April 202675%186
May 202681%207

Based on 2,057 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.