Route Reliability
Kansas City → Chicago
MCI–ORD · 403 miles · Kansas City International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- 75%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 17 min
- Average arrival delay
- 2.5%
- Cancelled
- 4,118
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
Who flies it best
Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.
- 1.United Airlines78%2,209 flights
- 2.American Airlines71%1,909 flights
What the data says
Morning-you made the right choice.
MCI–ORD flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 86% of the time, versus 62% between 6–9 PM.
Sunday scaries are real for this one.
MCI–ORD flights arrived on time 78% of the time on Wednesdays. On Sundays: 69%.
United Airlines has a slight edge here.
United Airlines arrived on time 78% of the time on this route; American Airlines managed 71%.
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
- Mon71%(601 flights)
- Tue77%(557 flights)
- Wed78%(556 flights)
- Thu78%(593 flights)
- Fri75%(589 flights)
- Sat76%(512 flights)
- Sun69%(603 flights)
- 3–6 AM82%(209 flights)
- 6–9 AM86%(826 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM82%(1032 flights)
- 12–3 PM77%(394 flights)
- 3–6 PM64%(878 flights)
- 6–9 PM62%(670 flights)
- 9 PM–12 AM—(2 flights)
Jun 74% → May 79% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 74% | 342 |
| July 2025 | 67% | 326 |
| August 2025 | 78% | 308 |
| September 2025 | 80% | 299 |
| October 2025 | 76% | 349 |
| November 2025 | 77% | 329 |
| December 2025 | 66% | 306 |
| January 2026 | 73% | 272 |
| February 2026 | 82% | 332 |
| March 2026 | 73% | 350 |
| April 2026 | 74% | 390 |
| May 2026 | 79% | 408 |
Same trip, other airports
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Based on 4,118 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.