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Route Reliability

Chicago → JLN

ORD–JLN · 484 miles · Chicago O'Hare International Airport to JLN Airport

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WanderNerd Reliability Score
69%
Arrive within 15 minutes
33 min
Average arrival delay
3.3%
Cancelled
365
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

United Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 69% of the time across 365 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

The 3–6 PM departure wins.

ORD–JLN flights departing between 3–6 PM arrived on time 73% of the time, versus 60% between 9 AM–12 PM.

Mondays have been rough.

ORD–JLN flights arrived on time 77% of the time on Fridays and just 62% on Mondays. That gap is worth planning around.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 3.3% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

Slipping a little lately.

ORD–JLN flights arrived on time 63% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 69% in the three months before that.

Flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon62%(50 flights)
  • Tue71%(51 flights)
  • Wed67%(51 flights)
  • Thu76%(50 flights)
  • Fri77%(48 flights)
  • Sat64%(50 flights)
  • Sun63%(49 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM60%(60 flights)
  • 12–3 PM—(3 flights)
  • 3–6 PM73%(82 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM69%(204 flights)
On-time trend by month
70%
May

Jun 64% → May 70% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202564%28
July 202559%29
August 202573%30
September 202583%29
October 202580%30
November 202567%27
December 202559%29
January 202670%30
February 202679%28
March 202662%29
April 202657%30
May 202670%30

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Based on 365 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.