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Route Reliability

LNK → Chicago

LNK–ORD · 466 miles · LNK Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport

66
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
76%
Arrive within 15 minutes
19 min
Average arrival delay
2.8%
Cancelled
1,534
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

United Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 76% of the time across 1,534 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

LNK–ORD flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 87% of the time, versus 62% between 6–9 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

LNK–ORD flights arrived on time 80% of the time on Tuesdays. On Sundays: 70%.

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
  • Mon73%(214 flights)
  • Tue80%(215 flights)
  • Wed76%(215 flights)
  • Thu76%(211 flights)
  • Fri78%(212 flights)
  • Sat75%(195 flights)
  • Sun70%(222 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM87%(54 flights)
  • 6–9 AM86%(646 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM69%(350 flights)
  • 12–3 PM74%(35 flights)
  • 3–6 PM64%(352 flights)
  • 6–9 PM62%(47 flights)
On-time trend by month
74%
May

Jun 74% → May 74% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202574%119
July 202580%121
August 202577%118
September 202584%115
October 202583%126
November 202576%135
December 202559%117
January 202675%120
February 202680%111
March 202674%115
April 202672%140
May 202674%147

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Based on 1,534 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.