Route Reliability
Charlotte → Chicago
CLT–ORD · 599 miles · Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- 73%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 14 min
- Average arrival delay
- 2.8%
- Cancelled
- 4,229
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
Who flies it best
Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.
- 1.United Airlines77%1,122 flights
- 2.American Airlines72%2,940 flights
- 3.Frontier Airlines62%166 flights
Not enough history to rank: Spirit Airlines (1 flights). We rank airlines only after 100 flights on the route.
What the data says
Morning-you made the right choice.
CLT–ORD flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 86% of the time, versus 57% between 6–9 PM.
Sunday scaries are real for this one.
CLT–ORD flights arrived on time 77% of the time on Wednesdays. On Sundays: 67%.
United Airlines runs this route best.
United Airlines arrived on time 77% of the time on this route; Frontier Airlines managed 62%.
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
- Mon72%(596 flights)
- Tue76%(567 flights)
- Wed77%(574 flights)
- Thu72%(607 flights)
- Fri72%(596 flights)
- Sat75%(541 flights)
- Sun67%(615 flights)
- 6–9 AM86%(754 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM85%(891 flights)
- 12–3 PM73%(695 flights)
- 3–6 PM61%(880 flights)
- 6–9 PM57%(501 flights)
- 9 PM–12 AM66%(375 flights)
Jun 68% → May 79% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 68% | 332 |
| July 2025 | 59% | 336 |
| August 2025 | 72% | 322 |
| September 2025 | 81% | 334 |
| October 2025 | 78% | 345 |
| November 2025 | 74% | 332 |
| December 2025 | 73% | 351 |
| January 2026 | 72% | 294 |
| February 2026 | 79% | 304 |
| March 2026 | 67% | 346 |
| April 2026 | 71% | 394 |
| May 2026 | 79% | 406 |
Same trip, other airports
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Based on 4,229 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.