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Route Reliability

FWA → Chicago

FWA–ORD · 157 miles · FWA Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport

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WanderNerd Reliability Score
66%
Arrive within 15 minutes
29 min
Average arrival delay
4.1%
Cancelled
2,640
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.American Airlines70%1,005 flights
  2. 2.United Airlines64%1,635 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

FWA–ORD flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 90% of the time, versus 49% between 6–9 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

FWA–ORD flights arrived on time 71% of the time on Tuesdays. On Sundays: 60%.

American Airlines has a slight edge here.

American Airlines arrived on time 70% of the time on this route; United Airlines managed 64%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 4.1% 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

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The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon65%(359 flights)
  • Tue71%(354 flights)
  • Wed67%(357 flights)
  • Thu67%(366 flights)
  • Fri64%(367 flights)
  • Sat70%(355 flights)
  • Sun60%(367 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM90%(119 flights)
  • 6–9 AM80%(649 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM76%(295 flights)
  • 12–3 PM67%(463 flights)
  • 3–6 PM53%(478 flights)
  • 6–9 PM49%(520 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM—(1 flights)
On-time trend by month
72%
May

Jun 67% → May 72% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202567%206
July 202563%199
August 202566%191
September 202575%219
October 202563%240
November 202574%212
December 202551%189
January 202663%171
February 202667%177
March 202667%199
April 202662%248
May 202672%274

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Based on 2,640 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.