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Route Reliability

CMI → Chicago

CMIORD · 135 miles · CMI Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport

69
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
75%
Arrive within 15 minutes
11 min
Average arrival delay
3.5%
Cancelled
1,024
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

American Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 75% of the time across 1,024 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

CMI–ORD flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 88% of the time, versus 60% between 6–9 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

CMI–ORD flights arrived on time 82% of the time on Saturdays. On Sundays: 69%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 3.5% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

Ticking up lately.

CMI–ORD flights arrived on time 77% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 72% in the three months before that.

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
  • Mon76%(151 flights)
  • Tue74%(91 flights)
  • Wed77%(138 flights)
  • Thu74%(158 flights)
  • Fri76%(150 flights)
  • Sat82%(141 flights)
  • Sun69%(159 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM88%(25 flights)
  • 6–9 AM85%(283 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM79%(245 flights)
  • 12–3 PM76%(146 flights)
  • 3–6 PM62%(82 flights)
  • 6–9 PM60%(207 flights)
On-time trend by month
80%
May

Jun 75% → May 80% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202575%71
July 202569%65
August 202577%81
September 202584%68
October 202571%103
November 202582%93
December 202566%91
January 202673%86
February 202676%80
March 202673%79
April 202678%82
May 202680%89

Based on 1,024 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.