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Route Reliability

Chicago → SCE

ORDSCE · 528 miles · Chicago O'Hare International Airport to SCE Airport

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
69%
Arrive within 15 minutes
21 min
Average arrival delay
3.2%
Cancelled
1,505
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

United Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 69% of the time across 1,505 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

ORD–SCE flights departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 76% of the time, versus 58% between 3–6 PM.

Friday has been the better bet.

A small edge: 71% on time on Fridays against 68% on Sundays.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 3.2% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

Slipping a little lately.

ORD–SCE flights arrived on time 64% 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
  • Mon69%(212 flights)
  • Tue70%(190 flights)
  • Wed69%(196 flights)
  • Thu68%(213 flights)
  • Fri71%(216 flights)
  • Sat70%(199 flights)
  • Sun68%(222 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM75%(296 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM76%(331 flights)
  • 12–3 PM68%(348 flights)
  • 3–6 PM58%(146 flights)
  • 6–9 PM61%(230 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM72%(97 flights)
On-time trend by month
68%
May

Jun 80% → May 68% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202580%112
July 202566%111
August 202579%112
September 202578%110
October 202575%118
November 202563%136
December 202565%99
January 202664%102
February 202676%106
March 202665%121
April 202661%162
May 202668%159

Based on 1,505 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.