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Route Reliability

Omaha → Chicago

OMAORD · 416 miles · Eppley Airfield to Chicago O'Hare International Airport

69
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
75%
Arrive within 15 minutes
16 min
Average arrival delay
2.3%
Cancelled
3,011
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.American Airlines76%1,296 flights
  2. 2.United Airlines74%1,715 flights

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

OMA–ORD flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 86% of the time, versus 60% between 6–9 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

OMA–ORD flights arrived on time 78% of the time on Tuesdays. On Sundays: 69%.

Not much between American Airlines and United Airlines.

On this route they all land within 74% to 76% on time. Pick on schedule and price.

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
  • Mon74%(435 flights)
  • Tue78%(403 flights)
  • Wed75%(403 flights)
  • Thu76%(438 flights)
  • Fri74%(423 flights)
  • Sat75%(390 flights)
  • Sun69%(441 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM(9 flights)
  • 6–9 AM86%(832 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM79%(517 flights)
  • 12–3 PM76%(484 flights)
  • 3–6 PM67%(472 flights)
  • 6–9 PM60%(617 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM(2 flights)
On-time trend by month
80%
May

Jun 72% → May 80% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202572%261
July 202566%259
August 202579%249
September 202582%243
October 202577%265
November 202576%227
December 202565%214
January 202670%208
February 202684%206
March 202667%235
April 202675%281
May 202680%285

Based on 3,011 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.