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Route Reliability

Chicago → CHA

ORDCHA · 501 miles · Chicago O'Hare International Airport to CHA Airport

60
A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
71%
Arrive within 15 minutes
19 min
Average arrival delay
3.5%
Cancelled
1,735
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.American Airlines73%340 flights
  2. 2.United Airlines71%1,395 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

ORD–CHA flights departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 78% of the time, versus 66% between 3–6 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

ORD–CHA flights arrived on time 77% of the time on Tuesdays. On Sundays: 64%.

Not much between American Airlines and United Airlines.

On this route they all land within 71% to 73% on time. Pick on schedule and price.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 3.5% 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
  • Mon72%(243 flights)
  • Tue77%(243 flights)
  • Wed73%(251 flights)
  • Thu70%(244 flights)
  • Fri70%(244 flights)
  • Sat72%(201 flights)
  • Sun64%(245 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM76%(322 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM78%(262 flights)
  • 12–3 PM69%(369 flights)
  • 3–6 PM66%(297 flights)
  • 6–9 PM68%(395 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM69%(26 flights)
On-time trend by month
77%
May

Jun 76% → May 77% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202576%113
July 202567%117
August 202579%96
September 202585%119
October 202576%200
November 202566%190
December 202558%146
January 202666%89
February 202669%108
March 202664%153
April 202671%181
May 202677%159

Based on 1,735 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.