Route Reliability
Chicago → Dayton
ORD–DAY · 240 miles · Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dayton International Airport
- 68%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 32 min
- Average arrival delay
- 3.7%
- Cancelled
- 3,186
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
Who flies it best
Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.
- 1.United Airlines70%1,881 flights
- 2.American Airlines65%1,305 flights
What the data says
Morning flights do better here.
ORD–DAY flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 78% of the time, versus 58% between 6–9 PM.
Friday is doing you no favors.
ORD–DAY flights arrived on time 74% of the time on Saturdays. On Fridays: 64%.
United Airlines has a slight edge here.
United Airlines arrived on time 70% of the time on this route; American Airlines managed 65%.
Keep a backup plan handy.
This route was cancelled 3.7% 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
- Mon65%(439 flights)
- Tue69%(440 flights)
- Wed65%(440 flights)
- Thu69%(449 flights)
- Fri64%(447 flights)
- Sat74%(402 flights)
- Sun69%(451 flights)
- 6–9 AM78%(241 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM71%(733 flights)
- 12–3 PM67%(708 flights)
- 3–6 PM67%(416 flights)
- 6–9 PM58%(575 flights)
- 9 PM–12 AM71%(395 flights)
Jun 68% → May 70% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 68% | 236 |
| July 2025 | 62% | 229 |
| August 2025 | 74% | 231 |
| September 2025 | 78% | 276 |
| October 2025 | 76% | 277 |
| November 2025 | 72% | 263 |
| December 2025 | 61% | 253 |
| January 2026 | 56% | 219 |
| February 2026 | 67% | 233 |
| March 2026 | 57% | 253 |
| April 2026 | 67% | 300 |
| May 2026 | 70% | 298 |
Keep nerding
Based on 3,186 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.