Route Reliability
Chicago → Wichita
ORD–ICT · 588 miles · Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport
- 66%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 21 min
- Average arrival delay
- 2.5%
- Cancelled
- 2,433
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
Who flies it best
Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.
- 1.United Airlines69%1,294 flights
- 2.American Airlines62%1,139 flights
What the data says
Morning flights do better here.
ORD–ICT flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 79% of the time, versus 59% between 6–9 PM.
Thursday is the weak spot.
ORD–ICT flights arrived on time 71% of the time on Wednesdays. On Thursdays: 61%.
United Airlines runs this route best.
United Airlines arrived on time 69% of the time on this route; American Airlines managed 62%.
Ticking up lately.
ORD–ICT flights arrived on time 69% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 64% 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
- Mon64%(364 flights)
- Tue69%(313 flights)
- Wed71%(324 flights)
- Thu61%(360 flights)
- Fri62%(356 flights)
- Sat71%(287 flights)
- Sun65%(360 flights)
- 6–9 AM79%(256 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM65%(572 flights)
- 12–3 PM76%(347 flights)
- 3–6 PM63%(539 flights)
- 6–9 PM59%(515 flights)
- 9 PM–12 AM63%(135 flights)
Jun 60% → May 71% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 60% | 215 |
| July 2025 | 61% | 207 |
| August 2025 | 64% | 188 |
| September 2025 | 75% | 175 |
| October 2025 | 70% | 199 |
| November 2025 | 61% | 184 |
| December 2025 | 50% | 166 |
| January 2026 | 65% | 161 |
| February 2026 | 77% | 169 |
| March 2026 | 70% | 196 |
| April 2026 | 66% | 245 |
| May 2026 | 71% | 259 |
Same trip, other airports
Keep nerding
Based on 2,433 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.