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Route Reliability

San Antonio → Chicago

SATORD · 1,041 miles · San Antonio International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport

74
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
77%
Arrive within 15 minutes
9 min
Average arrival delay
2.0%
Cancelled
1,963
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.United Airlines79%957 flights
  2. 2.American Airlines76%1,006 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

SAT–ORD flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 91% of the time, versus 61% between 6–9 PM.

Tuesday comes out ahead.

A small edge: 80% on time on Tuesdays against 73% on Sundays.

Not much between United Airlines and American Airlines.

On this route they all land within 76% to 79% on time. Pick on schedule and price.

Slipping a little lately.

SAT–ORD flights arrived on time 76% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 81% 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
  • Mon76%(297 flights)
  • Tue80%(260 flights)
  • Wed78%(258 flights)
  • Thu78%(288 flights)
  • Fri77%(282 flights)
  • Sat80%(230 flights)
  • Sun73%(293 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM91%(53 flights)
  • 6–9 AM87%(640 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM77%(13 flights)
  • 12–3 PM78%(667 flights)
  • 3–6 PM66%(321 flights)
  • 6–9 PM61%(214 flights)
On-time trend by month
84%
May

Jun 76% → May 84% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202576%166
July 202569%158
August 202574%147
September 202581%150
October 202579%179
November 202577%153
December 202579%158
January 202680%138
February 202686%145
March 202668%170
April 202676%168
May 202684%176

Based on 1,963 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.