Route Reliability
Indianapolis → Chicago
IND–ORD · 177 miles · Indianapolis International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- 78%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 12 min
- Average arrival delay
- 2.7%
- Cancelled
- 5,264
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
Who flies it best
Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.
- 1.United Airlines79%3,057 flights
- 2.American Airlines76%2,207 flights
What the data says
Morning-you made the right choice.
IND–ORD flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 90% of the time, versus 56% between 9 PM–12 AM.
Skip Monday if you can.
IND–ORD flights arrived on time 82% of the time on Wednesdays. On Mondays: 73%.
United Airlines has a slight edge here.
United Airlines arrived on time 79% of the time on this route; American Airlines managed 76%.
Ticking up lately.
IND–ORD flights arrived on time 77% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 74% 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
- Mon73%(741 flights)
- Tue80%(730 flights)
- Wed82%(737 flights)
- Thu77%(733 flights)
- Fri76%(732 flights)
- Sat81%(690 flights)
- Sun74%(750 flights)
- 3–6 AM90%(195 flights)
- 6–9 AM84%(1168 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM85%(1168 flights)
- 12–3 PM78%(1092 flights)
- 3–6 PM69%(892 flights)
- 6–9 PM57%(580 flights)
- 9 PM–12 AM56%(18 flights)
Jun 82% → May 83% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 82% | 415 |
| July 2025 | 71% | 401 |
| August 2025 | 81% | 401 |
| September 2025 | 83% | 390 |
| October 2025 | 80% | 415 |
| November 2025 | 79% | 370 |
| December 2025 | 70% | 391 |
| January 2026 | 73% | 362 |
| February 2026 | 78% | 402 |
| March 2026 | 72% | 428 |
| April 2026 | 77% | 561 |
| May 2026 | 83% | 577 |
Same trip, other airports
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Based on 5,264 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.