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Route Reliability

MLI → Chicago

MLIORD · 139 miles · MLI Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
72%
Arrive within 15 minutes
21 min
Average arrival delay
3.8%
Cancelled
2,753
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.American Airlines73%1,010 flights
  2. 2.United Airlines71%1,743 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

MLI–ORD flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 85% of the time, versus 58% between 3–6 PM.

Friday is doing you no favors.

MLI–ORD flights arrived on time 76% of the time on Tuesdays. On Fridays: 66%.

Not much between American Airlines and United Airlines.

On this route they all land within 71% to 73% on time. Pick on schedule and price.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 3.8% 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
  • Mon70%(388 flights)
  • Tue76%(364 flights)
  • Wed73%(375 flights)
  • Thu76%(391 flights)
  • Fri66%(384 flights)
  • Sat72%(344 flights)
  • Sun69%(399 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM85%(46 flights)
  • 6–9 AM80%(830 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM76%(597 flights)
  • 12–3 PM73%(287 flights)
  • 3–6 PM58%(562 flights)
  • 6–9 PM63%(323 flights)
On-time trend by month
76%
May

Jun 75% → May 76% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202575%219
July 202568%203
August 202574%208
September 202583%220
October 202570%244
November 202574%211
December 202560%207
January 202665%180
February 202669%206
March 202669%214
April 202674%238
May 202676%295

Based on 2,753 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.