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Route Reliability

MHK → Chicago

MHK–ORD · 501 miles · MHK Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport

67
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
76%
Arrive within 15 minutes
18 min
Average arrival delay
3.0%
Cancelled
630
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

American Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 76% of the time across 630 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

The 6–9 AM departure wins.

MHK–ORD flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 83% of the time, versus 60% between 9 AM–12 PM.

Thursday is the weak spot.

MHK–ORD flights arrived on time 83% of the time on Wednesdays. On Thursdays: 71%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 3.0% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

Trending in the right direction.

MHK–ORD flights arrived on time 82% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 70% in the three months before that.

Flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon75%(87 flights)
  • Tue80%(88 flights)
  • Wed83%(86 flights)
  • Thu71%(89 flights)
  • Fri77%(85 flights)
  • Sat74%(86 flights)
  • Sun74%(89 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM—(1 flights)
  • 6–9 AM83%(319 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM60%(35 flights)
  • 12–3 PM62%(104 flights)
  • 3–6 PM75%(150 flights)
  • 6–9 PM—(1 flights)
On-time trend by month
90%
May

Jun 73% → May 90% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202573%59
July 202568%60
August 202575%36
September 202593%30
October 202573%56
November 202580%54
December 202560%58
January 202669%35
February 202682%45
March 202673%60
April 202682%56
May 202690%61

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Based on 630 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.