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Route Reliability

Chicago → SHD

ORDSHD · 541 miles · Chicago O'Hare International Airport to SHD Airport

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WanderNerd Reliability Score
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

On-time by weekday
  • Mon56%(16 flights)
  • Tue47%(17 flights)
  • Wed81%(16 flights)
  • Thu19%(16 flights)
  • Fri75%(16 flights)
  • Sat75%(16 flights)
  • Sun60%(15 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 PM75%(16 flights)
  • 6–9 PM56%(96 flights)
On-time trend by month
68%
May

Feb 50% → May 68% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
February 202650%24
March 202643%28
April 202672%29
May 202668%31

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.