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Route Reliability

SBN → Chicago

SBN–ORD · 84 miles · SBN Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
66%
Arrive within 15 minutes
28 min
Average arrival delay
3.5%
Cancelled
2,675
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

United Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 66% of the time across 2,675 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

SBN–ORD flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 82% of the time, versus 53% between 6–9 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

SBN–ORD flights arrived on time 70% of the time on Saturdays. On Sundays: 60%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 3.5% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

Ticking up lately.

SBN–ORD flights arrived on time 65% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 61% 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
  • Mon62%(367 flights)
  • Tue69%(369 flights)
  • Wed70%(365 flights)
  • Thu67%(373 flights)
  • Fri63%(373 flights)
  • Sat70%(357 flights)
  • Sun60%(376 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM82%(11 flights)
  • 6–9 AM74%(701 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM73%(588 flights)
  • 12–3 PM65%(351 flights)
  • 3–6 PM56%(581 flights)
  • 6–9 PM53%(347 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM—(1 flights)
On-time trend by month
69%
May

Jun 71% → May 69% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202571%179
July 202556%182
August 202569%178
September 202574%205
October 202573%241
November 202570%212
December 202553%233
January 202659%234
February 202669%219
March 202663%226
April 202664%221
May 202669%250

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Based on 2,675 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.