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Route Reliability

Chicago → ABE

ORD–ABE · 654 miles · Chicago O'Hare International Airport to ABE Airport

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
65%
Arrive within 15 minutes
23 min
Average arrival delay
3.3%
Cancelled
1,012
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

United Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 65% of the time across 1,012 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

ORD–ABE flights departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 78% of the time, versus 50% between 3–6 PM.

Friday is doing you no favors.

ORD–ABE flights arrived on time 73% of the time on Saturdays. On Fridays: 59%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 3.3% 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
  • Mon64%(138 flights)
  • Tue68%(143 flights)
  • Wed60%(142 flights)
  • Thu69%(141 flights)
  • Fri59%(145 flights)
  • Sat73%(132 flights)
  • Sun67%(137 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM75%(236 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM78%(46 flights)
  • 12–3 PM66%(348 flights)
  • 3–6 PM50%(72 flights)
  • 6–9 PM58%(276 flights)
On-time trend by month
69%
May

Jun 72% → May 69% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202572%60
July 202558%62
August 202581%72
September 202582%90
October 202575%93
November 202563%81
December 202556%87
January 202649%84
February 202669%77
March 202655%82
April 202656%79
May 202669%111

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Based on 1,012 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.