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Route Reliability

Chicago → Pittsburgh

ORDPIT · 413 miles · Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport

73
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
75%
Arrive within 15 minutes
14 min
Average arrival delay
1.8%
Cancelled
3,940
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.United Airlines78%2,125 flights
  2. 2.American Airlines71%1,815 flights

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

ORD–PIT flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 86% of the time, versus 65% between 6–9 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

ORD–PIT flights arrived on time 82% of the time on Tuesdays. On Sundays: 70%.

United Airlines runs this route best.

United Airlines arrived on time 78% of the time on this route; American Airlines managed 71%.

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
  • Mon71%(580 flights)
  • Tue82%(552 flights)
  • Wed77%(552 flights)
  • Thu76%(569 flights)
  • Fri74%(563 flights)
  • Sat75%(473 flights)
  • Sun70%(575 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 12–3 AM(3 flights)
  • 6–9 AM86%(543 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM80%(619 flights)
  • 12–3 PM77%(953 flights)
  • 3–6 PM66%(479 flights)
  • 6–9 PM65%(844 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM78%(423 flights)
On-time trend by month
80%
May

Jun 71% → May 80% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202571%332
July 202570%331
August 202581%335
September 202586%345
October 202580%369
November 202576%315
December 202566%302
January 202670%262
February 202679%257
March 202662%281
April 202674%340
May 202680%395

Based on 3,940 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.