Route Reliability
Chicago → CAK
ORD–CAK · 344 miles · Chicago O'Hare International Airport to CAK Airport
- 64%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 32 min
- Average arrival delay
- 5.2%
- Cancelled
- 1,903
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
Who flies it best
Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.
- 1.United Airlines65%1,473 flights
- 2.American Airlines58%430 flights
What the data says
Morning-you made the right choice.
ORD–CAK flights departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 75% of the time, versus 53% between 3–6 PM.
Friday is doing you no favors.
ORD–CAK flights arrived on time 70% of the time on Wednesdays. On Fridays: 56%.
United Airlines has a slight edge here.
United Airlines arrived on time 65% of the time on this route; American Airlines managed 58%.
Keep a backup plan handy.
This route was cancelled 5.2% 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
- Mon64%(259 flights)
- Tue65%(264 flights)
- Wed70%(259 flights)
- Thu65%(257 flights)
- Fri56%(260 flights)
- Sat63%(235 flights)
- Sun64%(265 flights)
- 6–9 AM67%(61 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM75%(344 flights)
- 12–3 PM63%(459 flights)
- 3–6 PM53%(329 flights)
- 6–9 PM60%(395 flights)
- 9 PM–12 AM69%(211 flights)
Jun 67% → May 70% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 67% | 116 |
| July 2025 | 56% | 118 |
| August 2025 | 77% | 116 |
| September 2025 | 81% | 116 |
| October 2025 | 79% | 171 |
| November 2025 | 66% | 160 |
| December 2025 | 40% | 153 |
| January 2026 | 58% | 131 |
| February 2026 | 65% | 138 |
| March 2026 | 59% | 159 |
| April 2026 | 53% | 190 |
| May 2026 | 70% | 231 |
Keep nerding
Based on 1,903 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.