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Route Reliability

Chicago → Charlotte

ORD–CLT · 599 miles · Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport

71
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
74%
Arrive within 15 minutes
14 min
Average arrival delay
2.2%
Cancelled
4,228
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.American Airlines75%2,939 flights
  2. 2.United Airlines71%1,122 flights
  3. 3.Frontier Airlines65%166 flights

Not enough history to rank: Spirit Airlines (1 flights). We rank airlines only after 100 flights on the route.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

ORD–CLT flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 89% of the time, versus 61% between 6–9 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

ORD–CLT flights arrived on time 78% of the time on Tuesdays. On Sundays: 70%.

American Airlines runs this route best.

American Airlines arrived on time 75% of the time on this route; Frontier Airlines managed 65%.

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
  • Mon70%(600 flights)
  • Tue78%(574 flights)
  • Wed76%(570 flights)
  • Thu74%(615 flights)
  • Fri72%(596 flights)
  • Sat77%(549 flights)
  • Sun70%(626 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 12–3 AM—(3 flights)
  • 3–6 AM89%(321 flights)
  • 6–9 AM83%(1157 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM78%(401 flights)
  • 12–3 PM72%(761 flights)
  • 3–6 PM65%(625 flights)
  • 6–9 PM61%(841 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM81%(21 flights)
On-time trend by month
79%
May

Jun 67% → May 79% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202567%331
July 202565%341
August 202574%322
September 202581%337
October 202583%346
November 202580%331
December 202569%354
January 202675%307
February 202675%306
March 202665%352
April 202671%396
May 202679%407

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Based on 4,228 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.