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Route Reliability

MCW → Chicago

MCW–ORD · 288 miles · MCW Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport

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WanderNerd Reliability Score
69%
Arrive within 15 minutes
25 min
Average arrival delay
6.7%
Cancelled
627
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

United Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 69% of the time across 627 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

MCW–ORD flights departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 84% of the time, versus 54% between 6–9 PM.

Skip Monday if you can.

MCW–ORD flights arrived on time 73% of the time on Tuesdays. On Mondays: 61%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 6.7% 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

On-time by weekday
  • Mon61%(95 flights)
  • Tue73%(48 flights)
  • Wed73%(102 flights)
  • Thu69%(97 flights)
  • Fri64%(97 flights)
  • Sat73%(48 flights)
  • Sun71%(97 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM84%(261 flights)
  • 12–3 PM76%(38 flights)
  • 6–9 PM54%(285 flights)
On-time trend by month
71%
May

Jun 62% → May 71% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202562%52
July 202564%50
August 202562%50
September 202577%51
October 202562%53
November 202566%47
December 202571%41
January 202665%49
February 202679%48
March 202670%46
April 202676%46
May 202671%51

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Based on 627 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.