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Route Reliability

Little Rock → Chicago

LITORD · 552 miles · Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
70%
Arrive within 15 minutes
19 min
Average arrival delay
2.6%
Cancelled
2,183
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%1,041 flights
  2. 2.United Airlines70%1,142 flights

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

LIT–ORD flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 81% of the time, versus 49% between 6–9 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

LIT–ORD flights arrived on time 75% of the time on Thursdays. On Sundays: 65%.

Not much between American Airlines and United Airlines.

On this route they all land within 70% to 70% on time. Pick on schedule and price.

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
  • Mon66%(312 flights)
  • Tue70%(273 flights)
  • Wed70%(311 flights)
  • Thu75%(313 flights)
  • Fri69%(308 flights)
  • Sat73%(285 flights)
  • Sun65%(311 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM81%(692 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM71%(395 flights)
  • 12–3 PM72%(309 flights)
  • 3–6 PM64%(386 flights)
  • 6–9 PM49%(331 flights)
On-time trend by month
75%
May

Jun 64% → May 75% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202564%195
July 202562%188
August 202573%200
September 202578%190
October 202571%210
November 202569%191
December 202558%157
January 202677%115
February 202677%140
March 202665%161
April 202668%163
May 202675%203

Based on 2,183 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.