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Route Reliability

West Palm Beach → Chicago

PBIORD · 1,144 miles · Palm Beach International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
67%
Arrive within 15 minutes
27 min
Average arrival delay
1.8%
Cancelled
1,243
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.United Airlines67%447 flights
  2. 2.American Airlines66%796 flights

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

PBI–ORD flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 88% of the time, versus 50% between 6–9 PM.

Mondays have been rough.

PBI–ORD flights arrived on time 77% of the time on Wednesdays and just 60% on Mondays. That gap is worth planning around.

Not much between United Airlines and American Airlines.

On this route they all land within 66% to 67% on time. Pick on schedule and price.

Slipping a little lately.

PBI–ORD flights arrived on time 68% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 72% 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
  • Mon60%(175 flights)
  • Tue76%(156 flights)
  • Wed77%(157 flights)
  • Thu67%(177 flights)
  • Fri62%(173 flights)
  • Sat65%(188 flights)
  • Sun62%(183 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM88%(216 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM85%(101 flights)
  • 12–3 PM68%(302 flights)
  • 3–6 PM58%(336 flights)
  • 6–9 PM50%(254 flights)
On-time trend by month
73%
May

Jun 58% → May 73% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202558%60
July 202550%58
August 202547%51
September 202577%48
October 202560%85
November 202566%116
December 202576%149
January 202668%134
February 202673%131
March 202665%153
April 202665%121
May 202673%103

Based on 1,243 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.