Route Reliability
Dallas–Fort Worth → Chicago
DFW–ORD · 802 miles · Dallas Fort Worth International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- 69%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 20 min
- Average arrival delay
- 3.0%
- Cancelled
- 6,933
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
Who flies it best
Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.
- 1.United Airlines74%1,998 flights
- 2.Frontier Airlines70%426 flights
- 3.American Airlines67%4,362 flights
- 4.Spirit Airlines67%147 flights
What the data says
Morning-you made the right choice.
DFW–ORD flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 86% of the time, versus 59% between 6–9 PM.
Sunday scaries are real for this one.
DFW–ORD flights arrived on time 75% of the time on Tuesdays. On Sundays: 61%.
United Airlines has a slight edge here.
United Airlines arrived on time 74% of the time on this route; Spirit Airlines managed 67%.
Keep a backup plan handy.
This route was cancelled 3.0% 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
- Mon67%(994 flights)
- Tue75%(940 flights)
- Wed70%(935 flights)
- Thu73%(978 flights)
- Fri70%(986 flights)
- Sat71%(864 flights)
- Sun61%(995 flights)
- 3–6 AM86%(254 flights)
- 6–9 AM81%(1406 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM77%(1012 flights)
- 12–3 PM66%(1358 flights)
- 3–6 PM59%(1014 flights)
- 6–9 PM59%(1117 flights)
- 9 PM–12 AM67%(531 flights)
Jun 68% → May 72% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 68% | 618 |
| July 2025 | 61% | 622 |
| August 2025 | 63% | 556 |
| September 2025 | 74% | 526 |
| October 2025 | 74% | 601 |
| November 2025 | 68% | 555 |
| December 2025 | 67% | 544 |
| January 2026 | 70% | 460 |
| February 2026 | 81% | 510 |
| March 2026 | 66% | 527 |
| April 2026 | 70% | 559 |
| May 2026 | 72% | 614 |
Same trip, other airports
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Based on 6,933 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.