Route Reliability
Chicago → Columbus
ORD–CMH · 296 miles · Chicago O'Hare International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport
- 73%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 14 min
- Average arrival delay
- 2.3%
- Cancelled
- 4,910
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
Who flies it best
Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.
- 1.United Airlines75%2,634 flights
- 2.American Airlines71%2,276 flights
What the data says
Morning flights do better here.
ORD–CMH flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 86% of the time, versus 60% between 9 PM–12 AM.
Monday is the weak spot.
ORD–CMH flights arrived on time 78% of the time on Tuesdays. On Mondays: 69%.
United Airlines has a slight edge here.
United Airlines arrived on time 75% of the time on this route; American Airlines managed 71%.
Ticking up lately.
ORD–CMH flights arrived on time 76% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 70% in the three months before that.
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
- Mon69%(713 flights)
- Tue78%(631 flights)
- Wed72%(687 flights)
- Thu73%(716 flights)
- Fri71%(708 flights)
- Sat77%(622 flights)
- Sun71%(715 flights)
- 12–3 AM—(1 flights)
- 6–9 AM86%(728 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM77%(741 flights)
- 12–3 PM74%(1037 flights)
- 3–6 PM70%(802 flights)
- 6–9 PM68%(1036 flights)
- 9 PM–12 AM60%(447 flights)
Jun 65% → May 81% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 65% | 405 |
| July 2025 | 60% | 395 |
| August 2025 | 78% | 399 |
| September 2025 | 76% | 410 |
| October 2025 | 78% | 438 |
| November 2025 | 77% | 368 |
| December 2025 | 63% | 371 |
| January 2026 | 70% | 320 |
| February 2026 | 77% | 348 |
| March 2026 | 74% | 424 |
| April 2026 | 74% | 450 |
| May 2026 | 81% | 464 |
Same trip, other airports
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Based on 4,910 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.