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Route Reliability

Chicago → SUX

ORD–SUX · 436 miles · Chicago O'Hare International Airport to SUX Airport

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WanderNerd Reliability Score
59%
Arrive within 15 minutes
42 min
Average arrival delay
4.4%
Cancelled
365
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

United Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 59% of the time across 365 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

The late departure is the smart one here.

ORD–SUX flights departing between 9 PM–12 AM arrived on time 75% of the time, versus 44% between 6–9 PM.

Wednesdays have been rough.

ORD–SUX flights arrived on time 69% of the time on Thursdays and just 52% on Wednesdays. That gap is worth planning around.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 4.4% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

Recent months have been rougher.

ORD–SUX flights arrived on time 47% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 60% in the three months before that.

Flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon65%(46 flights)
  • Tue55%(51 flights)
  • Wed52%(50 flights)
  • Thu69%(51 flights)
  • Fri61%(46 flights)
  • Sat57%(46 flights)
  • Sun54%(50 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM—(1 flights)
  • 12–3 PM—(3 flights)
  • 3–6 PM51%(140 flights)
  • 6–9 PM44%(70 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM75%(126 flights)
On-time trend by month
48%
May

Jun 39% → May 48% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202539%28
July 202552%27
August 202561%28
September 202590%29
October 202570%30
November 202573%26
December 202559%27
January 202663%30
February 202657%28
March 202657%28
April 202636%28
May 202648%31

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Based on 365 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.