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Route Reliability

Chicago → CMI

ORDCMI · 135 miles · Chicago O'Hare International Airport to CMI Airport

65
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
71%
Arrive within 15 minutes
11 min
Average arrival delay
3.3%
Cancelled
1,024
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

American Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 71% of the time across 1,024 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

The 12–3 PM departure wins.

ORD–CMI flights departing between 12–3 PM arrived on time 81% of the time, versus 64% between 3–6 PM.

Skip Thursday if you can.

ORD–CMI flights arrived on time 79% of the time on Tuesdays. On Thursdays: 65%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 3.3% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

Trending in the right direction.

ORD–CMI flights arrived on time 77% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 61% 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

On-time by weekday
  • Mon69%(151 flights)
  • Tue79%(92 flights)
  • Wed70%(138 flights)
  • Thu65%(158 flights)
  • Fri72%(151 flights)
  • Sat76%(139 flights)
  • Sun71%(160 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM73%(45 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM77%(219 flights)
  • 12–3 PM81%(207 flights)
  • 3–6 PM64%(159 flights)
  • 6–9 PM65%(359 flights)
On-time trend by month
86%
May

Jun 63% → May 86% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202563%71
July 202564%67
August 202574%81
September 202585%68
October 202573%103
November 202577%93
December 202558%91
January 202657%86
February 202669%80
March 202674%78
April 202671%83
May 202686%88

Based on 1,024 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.