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Route Reliability

Chicago → ROA

ORDROA · 530 miles · Chicago O'Hare International Airport to ROA Airport

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
67%
Arrive within 15 minutes
21 min
Average arrival delay
3.4%
Cancelled
1,380
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.American Airlines73%261 flights
  2. 2.United Airlines65%1,119 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

ORD–ROA flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 72% of the time, versus 55% between 3–6 PM.

Monday is the weak spot.

ORD–ROA flights arrived on time 72% of the time on Tuesdays. On Mondays: 61%.

American Airlines runs this route best.

American Airlines arrived on time 73% of the time on this route; United Airlines managed 65%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 3.4% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

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
  • Mon61%(188 flights)
  • Tue72%(184 flights)
  • Wed70%(187 flights)
  • Thu65%(198 flights)
  • Fri63%(199 flights)
  • Sat68%(179 flights)
  • Sun69%(191 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM72%(249 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM67%(155 flights)
  • 12–3 PM71%(326 flights)
  • 3–6 PM55%(161 flights)
  • 6–9 PM64%(319 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM67%(116 flights)
On-time trend by month
74%
May

Jun 64% → May 74% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202564%77
July 202561%74
August 202576%101
September 202581%115
October 202572%124
November 202564%110
December 202556%116
January 202654%90
February 202662%99
March 202667%116
April 202663%153
May 202674%151

Based on 1,380 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.