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Route Reliability

Chicago → MCW

ORD–MCW · 288 miles · Chicago O'Hare International Airport to MCW Airport

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WanderNerd Reliability Score
73%
Arrive within 15 minutes
13 min
Average arrival delay
6.1%
Cancelled
627
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

United Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 73% of the time across 627 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

ORD–MCW flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 82% of the time, versus 64% between 3–6 PM.

Skip Monday if you can.

ORD–MCW flights arrived on time 78% of the time on Tuesdays. On Mondays: 64%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 6.1% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

Flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon64%(94 flights)
  • Tue78%(46 flights)
  • Wed75%(100 flights)
  • Thu77%(97 flights)
  • Fri70%(97 flights)
  • Sat76%(50 flights)
  • Sun73%(96 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM82%(260 flights)
  • 12–3 PM76%(38 flights)
  • 3–6 PM64%(282 flights)
On-time trend by month
62%
May

Jun 73% → May 62% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202573%51
July 202574%49
August 202574%50
September 202578%49
October 202576%53
November 202578%45
December 202571%42
January 202666%50
February 202679%47
March 202676%45
April 202670%47
May 202662%52

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Based on 627 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.