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Route Reliability

Chicago → Memphis

ORD–MEM · 491 miles · Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Memphis International Airport

69
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
73%
Arrive within 15 minutes
11 min
Average arrival delay
2.9%
Cancelled
2,667
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.American Airlines76%1,311 flights
  2. 2.United Airlines71%1,356 flights

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

ORD–MEM flights departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 81% of the time, versus 64% between 6–9 PM.

Friday is doing you no favors.

ORD–MEM flights arrived on time 78% of the time on Saturdays. On Fridays: 70%.

American Airlines has a slight edge here.

American Airlines arrived on time 76% of the time on this route; United Airlines managed 71%.

Ticking up lately.

ORD–MEM flights arrived on time 72% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 68% 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

On-time by weekday
  • Mon72%(383 flights)
  • Tue73%(367 flights)
  • Wed73%(365 flights)
  • Thu75%(382 flights)
  • Fri70%(374 flights)
  • Sat78%(330 flights)
  • Sun73%(385 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 12–3 AM—(1 flights)
  • 6–9 AM80%(607 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM81%(193 flights)
  • 12–3 PM76%(472 flights)
  • 3–6 PM73%(595 flights)
  • 6–9 PM64%(428 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM66%(290 flights)
On-time trend by month
75%
May

Jun 69% → May 75% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202569%232
July 202570%232
August 202579%224
September 202588%211
October 202580%227
November 202574%208
December 202561%205
January 202669%168
February 202676%201
March 202666%228
April 202674%229
May 202675%221

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 2,667 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.