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Route Reliability

FOD → Chicago

FOD–ORD · 324 miles · FOD Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
75%
Arrive within 15 minutes
22 min
Average arrival delay
4.8%
Cancelled
619
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

United Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 75% of the time across 619 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

FOD–ORD flights departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 82% of the time, versus 70% between 12–3 PM.

Skip Tuesday if you can.

FOD–ORD flights arrived on time 79% of the time on Saturdays. On Tuesdays: 67%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 4.8% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

Recent months have been rougher.

FOD–ORD flights arrived on time 64% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 75% 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
  • Mon78%(96 flights)
  • Tue67%(55 flights)
  • Wed79%(98 flights)
  • Thu76%(95 flights)
  • Fri75%(94 flights)
  • Sat79%(52 flights)
  • Sun72%(98 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM82%(262 flights)
  • 12–3 PM70%(326 flights)
On-time trend by month
64%
May

Jun 85% → May 64% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202585%52
July 202573%52
August 202577%51
September 202590%51
October 202591%54
November 202566%47
December 202576%45
January 202674%50
February 202677%47
March 202668%47
April 202660%47
May 202664%45

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Based on 619 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.