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Route Reliability

Cincinnati → Chicago

CVGORD · 264 miles · Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
71%
Arrive within 15 minutes
19 min
Average arrival delay
3.1%
Cancelled
4,657
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.United Airlines74%2,323 flights
  2. 2.American Airlines68%2,334 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

CVG–ORD flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 92% of the time, versus 50% between 9 PM–12 AM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

CVG–ORD flights arrived on time 75% of the time on Tuesdays. On Sundays: 65%.

United Airlines has a slight edge here.

United Airlines arrived on time 74% of the time on this route; American Airlines managed 68%.

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
  • Mon70%(665 flights)
  • Tue75%(630 flights)
  • Wed75%(643 flights)
  • Thu73%(663 flights)
  • Fri69%(681 flights)
  • Sat73%(553 flights)
  • Sun65%(672 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM92%(164 flights)
  • 6–9 AM75%(1116 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM82%(779 flights)
  • 12–3 PM73%(848 flights)
  • 3–6 PM62%(908 flights)
  • 6–9 PM57%(672 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM50%(20 flights)
On-time trend by month
80%
May

Jun 76% → May 80% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202576%386
July 202565%382
August 202577%397
September 202575%399
October 202570%418
November 202573%344
December 202558%350
January 202670%288
February 202671%321
March 202663%385
April 202673%389
May 202680%448

Based on 4,657 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.