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Route Reliability

Cleveland → Chicago

CLE–ORD · 316 miles · Cleveland Hopkins International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport

67
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
75%
Arrive within 15 minutes
15 min
Average arrival delay
3.1%
Cancelled
4,950
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.United Airlines78%2,726 flights
  2. 2.American Airlines71%2,224 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

CLE–ORD flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 90% of the time, versus 59% between 6–9 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

CLE–ORD flights arrived on time 78% of the time on Tuesdays. On Sundays: 71%.

United Airlines runs this route best.

United Airlines arrived on time 78% of the time on this route; American Airlines managed 71%.

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

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The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon74%(721 flights)
  • Tue78%(650 flights)
  • Wed76%(661 flights)
  • Thu76%(720 flights)
  • Fri75%(708 flights)
  • Sat77%(593 flights)
  • Sun71%(735 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM90%(224 flights)
  • 6–9 AM85%(1221 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM81%(862 flights)
  • 12–3 PM75%(700 flights)
  • 3–6 PM66%(874 flights)
  • 6–9 PM59%(891 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM81%(16 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%420
July 202568%406
August 202582%400
September 202582%402
October 202577%438
November 202575%369
December 202568%344
January 202670%309
February 202679%346
March 202671%432
April 202675%464
May 202680%458

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 4,950 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.