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Route Reliability

CWA → Chicago

CWA–ORD · 213 miles · CWA Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport

73
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
78%
Arrive within 15 minutes
9 min
Average arrival delay
3.2%
Cancelled
1,000
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

American Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 78% of the time across 1,000 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

CWA–ORD flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 88% of the time, versus 61% between 3–6 PM.

Tuesday has been the better bet.

A small edge: 81% on time on Tuesdays against 75% on Thursdays.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 3.2% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

Trending in the right direction.

CWA–ORD flights arrived on time 84% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 73% in the three months before that.

Flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon78%(138 flights)
  • Tue81%(138 flights)
  • Wed76%(133 flights)
  • Thu75%(141 flights)
  • Fri75%(142 flights)
  • Sat80%(133 flights)
  • Sun81%(142 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM88%(91 flights)
  • 6–9 AM83%(262 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM81%(258 flights)
  • 12–3 PM77%(82 flights)
  • 3–6 PM61%(126 flights)
  • 6–9 PM72%(148 flights)
On-time trend by month
88%
May

Jun 80% → May 88% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202580%90
July 202571%89
August 202577%79
September 202586%85
October 202572%92
November 202580%83
December 202561%81
January 202675%64
February 202684%73
March 202689%61
April 202676%78
May 202688%92

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Based on 1,000 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.