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Route Reliability

Chicago → FWA

ORDFWA · 157 miles · Chicago O'Hare International Airport to FWA Airport

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WanderNerd Reliability Score
64%
Arrive within 15 minutes
25 min
Average arrival delay
3.8%
Cancelled
2,642
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.American Airlines66%1,006 flights
  2. 2.United Airlines62%1,636 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

ORD–FWA flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 81% of the time, versus 58% between 6–9 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

ORD–FWA flights arrived on time 70% of the time on Thursdays. On Sundays: 57%.

American Airlines has a slight edge here.

American Airlines arrived on time 66% of the time on this route; United Airlines managed 62%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 3.8% 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

On-time by weekday
  • Mon59%(361 flights)
  • Tue68%(353 flights)
  • Wed67%(366 flights)
  • Thu70%(363 flights)
  • Fri62%(360 flights)
  • Sat64%(356 flights)
  • Sun57%(375 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM81%(195 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM70%(466 flights)
  • 12–3 PM61%(423 flights)
  • 3–6 PM61%(711 flights)
  • 6–9 PM58%(339 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM61%(400 flights)
On-time trend by month
64%
May

Jun 62% → May 64% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202562%208
July 202558%203
August 202576%194
September 202572%220
October 202571%241
November 202571%210
December 202543%191
January 202660%170
February 202664%174
March 202670%203
April 202652%247
May 202664%273

Based on 2,642 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.