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Route Reliability

Chicago → CAK

ORDCAK · 344 miles · Chicago O'Hare International Airport to CAK Airport

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WanderNerd Reliability Score
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. 1.United Airlines65%1,473 flights
  2. 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

On-time by weekday
  • Mon64%(259 flights)
  • Tue65%(264 flights)
  • Wed70%(259 flights)
  • Thu65%(257 flights)
  • Fri56%(260 flights)
  • Sat63%(235 flights)
  • Sun64%(265 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 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)
On-time trend by month
70%
May

Jun 67% → May 70% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202567%116
July 202556%118
August 202577%116
September 202581%116
October 202579%171
November 202566%160
December 202540%153
January 202658%131
February 202665%138
March 202659%159
April 202653%190
May 202670%231

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.