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Route Reliability

PIA → Chicago

PIAORD · 130 miles · PIA Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
70%
Arrive within 15 minutes
20 min
Average arrival delay
3.9%
Cancelled
2,827
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.American Airlines78%1,021 flights
  2. 2.United Airlines65%1,806 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

PIA–ORD flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 91% of the time, versus 48% between 3–6 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

PIA–ORD flights arrived on time 76% of the time on Saturdays. On Sundays: 62%.

American Airlines runs this route best.

American Airlines arrived on time 78% of the time on this route; United Airlines managed 65%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 3.9% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

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
  • Mon67%(391 flights)
  • Tue73%(396 flights)
  • Wed73%(395 flights)
  • Thu69%(389 flights)
  • Fri69%(394 flights)
  • Sat76%(352 flights)
  • Sun62%(397 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM91%(54 flights)
  • 6–9 AM83%(792 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM76%(573 flights)
  • 12–3 PM70%(387 flights)
  • 3–6 PM48%(614 flights)
  • 6–9 PM64%(294 flights)
On-time trend by month
74%
May

Jun 69% → May 74% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202569%209
July 202565%208
August 202575%214
September 202577%229
October 202572%240
November 202570%199
December 202558%205
January 202666%203
February 202674%215
March 202668%243
April 202666%275
May 202674%274

Based on 2,827 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.