Route Reliability
Chicago → SHD
ORD–SHD · 541 miles · Chicago O'Hare International Airport to SHD Airport
- 59%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 43 min
- Average arrival delay
- 5.1%
- Cancelled
- 118
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
American Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 59% of the time across 118 flights. No comparison to make.
What the data says
The 3–6 PM departure wins.
ORD–SHD flights departing between 3–6 PM arrived on time 75% of the time, versus 56% between 6–9 PM.
Thursdays have been rough.
ORD–SHD flights arrived on time 81% of the time on Wednesdays and just 19% on Thursdays. That gap is worth planning around.
Keep a backup plan handy.
This route was cancelled 5.1% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.
The breakdown
- Mon56%(16 flights)
- Tue47%(17 flights)
- Wed81%(16 flights)
- Thu19%(16 flights)
- Fri75%(16 flights)
- Sat75%(16 flights)
- Sun60%(15 flights)
- 3–6 PM75%(16 flights)
- 6–9 PM56%(96 flights)
Feb 50% → May 68% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| February 2026 | 50% | 24 |
| March 2026 | 43% | 28 |
| April 2026 | 72% | 29 |
| May 2026 | 68% | 31 |
Keep nerding
Based on 118 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.