Route Reliability
Santa Ana → Chicago
SNA–ORD · 1,726 miles · John Wayne Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- 77%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 8 min
- Average arrival delay
- 1.2%
- Cancelled
- 2,237
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
Who flies it best
Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.
- 1.United Airlines80%1,039 flights
- 2.American Airlines75%1,198 flights
What the data says
Morning flights do better here.
SNA–ORD flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 89% of the time, versus 66% between 3–6 PM.
Sunday scaries are real for this one.
SNA–ORD flights arrived on time 85% of the time on Tuesdays and just 65% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.
United Airlines has a slight edge here.
United Airlines arrived on time 80% of the time on this route; American Airlines managed 75%.
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
- Mon73%(326 flights)
- Tue85%(316 flights)
- Wed81%(322 flights)
- Thu77%(321 flights)
- Fri79%(320 flights)
- Sat80%(301 flights)
- Sun65%(277 flights)
- 6–9 AM89%(663 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM78%(779 flights)
- 12–3 PM67%(477 flights)
- 3–6 PM66%(264 flights)
Jun 74% → May 82% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 74% | 198 |
| July 2025 | 74% | 199 |
| August 2025 | 73% | 195 |
| September 2025 | 82% | 188 |
| October 2025 | 78% | 208 |
| November 2025 | 76% | 166 |
| December 2025 | 83% | 174 |
| January 2026 | 76% | 170 |
| February 2026 | 79% | 163 |
| March 2026 | 72% | 171 |
| April 2026 | 80% | 171 |
| May 2026 | 82% | 180 |
Same trip, other airports
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Based on 2,237 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.