Route Reliability
Chicago → Richmond
ORD–RIC · 642 miles · Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Richmond International Airport
- 70%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 18 min
- Average arrival delay
- 2.6%
- Cancelled
- 2,457
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
Who flies it best
Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.
- 1.United Airlines73%1,255 flights
- 2.American Airlines66%1,202 flights
What the data says
The late departure is the smart one here.
ORD–RIC flights departing between 9 PM–12 AM arrived on time 79% of the time, versus 55% between 3–6 PM.
Sunday scaries are real for this one.
ORD–RIC flights arrived on time 75% of the time on Tuesdays. On Sundays: 64%.
United Airlines runs this route best.
United Airlines arrived on time 73% of the time on this route; American Airlines managed 66%.
Trending in the right direction.
ORD–RIC flights arrived on time 74% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 65% 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
- Mon65%(355 flights)
- Tue75%(334 flights)
- Wed71%(331 flights)
- Thu72%(352 flights)
- Fri67%(347 flights)
- Sat73%(311 flights)
- Sun64%(358 flights)
- 12–3 AM—(2 flights)
- 6–9 AM79%(437 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM75%(483 flights)
- 12–3 PM79%(498 flights)
- 3–6 PM55%(294 flights)
- 6–9 PM57%(606 flights)
- 9 PM–12 AM79%(68 flights)
Jun 58% → May 81% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 58% | 210 |
| July 2025 | 60% | 203 |
| August 2025 | 73% | 184 |
| September 2025 | 80% | 211 |
| October 2025 | 71% | 225 |
| November 2025 | 70% | 177 |
| December 2025 | 51% | 169 |
| January 2026 | 66% | 146 |
| February 2026 | 77% | 177 |
| March 2026 | 67% | 201 |
| April 2026 | 75% | 236 |
| May 2026 | 81% | 249 |
Same trip, other airports
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Based on 2,457 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.