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Route Reliability

Chicago → EAU

ORD–EAU · 269 miles · Chicago O'Hare International Airport to EAU Airport

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WanderNerd Reliability Score
66%
Arrive within 15 minutes
28 min
Average arrival delay
4.3%
Cancelled
625
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

United Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 66% of the time across 625 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

The 12–3 PM departure wins.

ORD–EAU flights departing between 12–3 PM arrived on time 69% of the time, versus 46% between 3–6 PM.

Skip Tuesday if you can.

ORD–EAU flights arrived on time 71% of the time on Sundays. On Tuesdays: 58%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 4.3% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

Ticking up lately.

ORD–EAU flights arrived on time 65% 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
  • Mon65%(99 flights)
  • Tue58%(50 flights)
  • Wed63%(84 flights)
  • Thu67%(97 flights)
  • Fri69%(99 flights)
  • Sat66%(64 flights)
  • Sun71%(101 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 12–3 PM69%(251 flights)
  • 3–6 PM46%(13 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM65%(330 flights)
On-time trend by month
69%
May

Jun 60% → May 69% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202560%52
July 202558%52
August 202567%52
September 202585%48
October 202578%54
November 202568%47
December 202551%49
January 202662%52
February 202670%47
March 202665%43
April 202661%46
May 202669%52

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Based on 625 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.