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Route Reliability

Chicago → FAR

ORD–FAR · 557 miles · Chicago O'Hare International Airport to FAR Airport

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
68%
Arrive within 15 minutes
21 min
Average arrival delay
2.8%
Cancelled
2,457
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.American Airlines74%1,100 flights
  2. 2.United Airlines64%1,357 flights

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

ORD–FAR flights departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 81% of the time, versus 56% between 6–9 PM.

Skip Monday if you can.

ORD–FAR flights arrived on time 73% of the time on Tuesdays. On Mondays: 65%.

American Airlines runs this route best.

American Airlines arrived on time 74% of the time on this route; United Airlines managed 64%.

Ticking up lately.

ORD–FAR flights arrived on time 66% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 60% 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

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The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon65%(359 flights)
  • Tue73%(311 flights)
  • Wed68%(329 flights)
  • Thu70%(351 flights)
  • Fri65%(357 flights)
  • Sat73%(300 flights)
  • Sun66%(371 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM69%(353 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM81%(444 flights)
  • 12–3 PM71%(395 flights)
  • 3–6 PM66%(498 flights)
  • 6–9 PM56%(396 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM67%(292 flights)
On-time trend by month
76%
May

Jun 68% → May 76% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202568%197
July 202567%196
August 202576%191
September 202583%195
October 202577%209
November 202571%189
December 202548%190
January 202664%167
February 202669%168
March 202655%193
April 202666%254
May 202676%229

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Based on 2,457 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.