Route Reliability
New York → Chicago
JFK–ORD · 740 miles · John F. Kennedy International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- 74%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 14 min
- Average arrival delay
- 5.2%
- Cancelled
- 3,082
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
Who flies it best
Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.
- 1.American Airlines77%998 flights
- 2.Delta Air Lines76%1,418 flights
- 3.JetBlue Airways68%550 flights
- 4.Frontier Airlines52%116 flights
What the data says
Morning-you made the right choice.
JFK–ORD flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 83% of the time, versus 56% between 9 PM–12 AM.
Sunday scaries are real for this one.
JFK–ORD flights arrived on time 77% of the time on Tuesdays. On Sundays: 69%.
American Airlines has a clear lead on this route.
American Airlines arrived on time 77% of the time on this route; Frontier Airlines managed 52%.
Keep a backup plan handy.
This route was cancelled 5.2% 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
- Mon72%(419 flights)
- Tue77%(405 flights)
- Wed74%(424 flights)
- Thu75%(417 flights)
- Fri76%(434 flights)
- Sat74%(392 flights)
- Sun69%(414 flights)
- 3–6 AM—(1 flights)
- 6–9 AM83%(575 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM80%(794 flights)
- 12–3 PM74%(352 flights)
- 3–6 PM68%(603 flights)
- 6–9 PM62%(546 flights)
- 9 PM–12 AM56%(34 flights)
Jun 73% → May 81% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 73% | 222 |
| July 2025 | 64% | 216 |
| August 2025 | 84% | 239 |
| September 2025 | 86% | 253 |
| October 2025 | 73% | 272 |
| November 2025 | 68% | 251 |
| December 2025 | 59% | 248 |
| January 2026 | 76% | 229 |
| February 2026 | 74% | 214 |
| March 2026 | 66% | 272 |
| April 2026 | 80% | 230 |
| May 2026 | 81% | 259 |
Same trip, other airports
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Based on 3,082 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.