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Route Reliability

Orlando → Chicago

MCO–ORD · 1,005 miles · Orlando International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport

66
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
71%
Arrive within 15 minutes
16 min
Average arrival delay
1.7%
Cancelled
6,422
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.

  1. 1.United Airlines77%2,426 flights
  2. 2.Frontier Airlines72%360 flights
  3. 3.American Airlines69%2,141 flights
  4. 4.Southwest Airlines69%856 flights
  5. 5.Spirit Airlines60%639 flights

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

MCO–ORD flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 88% of the time, versus 51% between 3–6 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

MCO–ORD flights arrived on time 78% of the time on Wednesdays. On Sundays: 65%.

United Airlines has a clear lead on this route.

United Airlines arrived on time 77% of the time on this route; Spirit Airlines managed 60%.

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
  • Mon71%(913 flights)
  • Tue77%(824 flights)
  • Wed78%(827 flights)
  • Thu72%(894 flights)
  • Fri68%(923 flights)
  • Sat69%(939 flights)
  • Sun65%(948 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM87%(15 flights)
  • 6–9 AM88%(1141 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM86%(1313 flights)
  • 12–3 PM72%(1374 flights)
  • 3–6 PM51%(1286 flights)
  • 6–9 PM59%(972 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM59%(167 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%499
July 202565%502
August 202566%480
September 202585%454
October 202575%528
November 202576%490
December 202567%549
January 202674%520
February 202672%550
March 202662%644
April 202670%557
May 202674%495

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Based on 6,422 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.