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Route Reliability

Richmond → Chicago

RIC–ORD · 642 miles · Richmond International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport

69
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
77%
Arrive within 15 minutes
12 min
Average arrival delay
3.2%
Cancelled
2,453
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.United Airlines82%1,253 flights
  2. 2.American Airlines71%1,200 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

RIC–ORD flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 90% of the time, versus 55% between 6–9 PM.

Friday is doing you no favors.

RIC–ORD flights arrived on time 80% of the time on Wednesdays. On Fridays: 73%.

United Airlines runs this route best.

United Airlines arrived on time 82% of the time on this route; American Airlines managed 71%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 3.2% 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

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The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon76%(346 flights)
  • Tue79%(331 flights)
  • Wed80%(331 flights)
  • Thu76%(349 flights)
  • Fri73%(343 flights)
  • Sat77%(312 flights)
  • Sun77%(350 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM90%(103 flights)
  • 6–9 AM84%(620 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM83%(604 flights)
  • 12–3 PM77%(285 flights)
  • 3–6 PM70%(494 flights)
  • 6–9 PM55%(253 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM—(3 flights)
On-time trend by month
84%
May

Jun 72% → May 84% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202572%207
July 202563%198
August 202575%186
September 202584%210
October 202573%226
November 202574%176
December 202567%161
January 202679%143
February 202687%175
March 202677%199
April 202685%233
May 202684%248

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 2,453 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.