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Route Reliability

Chicago → Hartford

ORDBDL · 783 miles · Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bradley International Airport

74
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
76%
Arrive within 15 minutes
12 min
Average arrival delay
2.3%
Cancelled
2,352
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.United Airlines77%1,224 flights
  2. 2.American Airlines74%1,128 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

ORD–BDL flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 85% of the time, versus 64% between 6–9 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

ORD–BDL flights arrived on time 81% of the time on Tuesdays. On Sundays: 69%.

Not much between United Airlines and American Airlines.

On this route they all land within 74% to 77% 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
  • Mon72%(326 flights)
  • Tue81%(329 flights)
  • Wed77%(325 flights)
  • Thu78%(336 flights)
  • Fri74%(339 flights)
  • Sat80%(308 flights)
  • Sun69%(334 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM85%(621 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM82%(371 flights)
  • 12–3 PM75%(555 flights)
  • 3–6 PM74%(116 flights)
  • 6–9 PM64%(632 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM(2 flights)
On-time trend by month
82%
May

Jun 69% → May 82% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202569%204
July 202574%196
August 202580%203
September 202584%206
October 202583%212
November 202576%198
December 202562%173
January 202679%153
February 202674%140
March 202669%163
April 202671%221
May 202682%228

Based on 2,352 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.