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Which ORD to DCA flight is punctual? United 1705, 8 am.

92% on time across 38 flights in the last 3 months, never cancelled.

ORD to DCA flights that landed on time most often
DepartsFlightOn time
8:00 amUA 170592%
9:00 amUA 49090%
7:00 amUA 48290%
6:00 amUA 107787%
8:00 amUA 38287%
8:00 amAA 234584%
6:00 amAA 433982%
10:45 amAA 480982%
8 of 34 regular flights, ranked by arrivals on time, June to August 2026.

Which airline is most reliable? United and American, neck and neck.

United landed on time 68% of the time, American 65%.

Flight records,

  • United

    68%

    on time

    2.6% cancelled

  • American

    65%

    on time

    3.6% cancelled

When do the flights leave? 34 regular flights, 6 am to 8:58 pm.

AA 1080 was cancelled most often, 11% of the time.

Flight records,

  1. UA 1077 6:00 am, 2% cancelled 87%
  2. UA 482 7:00 am, 1% cancelled 90%
  3. UA 1705 8:00 am, 0% cancelled 92%
  4. UA 382 8:00 am, 3% cancelled 87%
  5. UA 2218 9:00 am, 0% cancelled 71%
  6. UA 490 9:00 am, 0% cancelled 90%
  7. UA 1381 10:00 am, 2% cancelled 79%
  8. UA 2668 11:15 am, 2% cancelled 64%
  9. UA 752 12:45 pm, 1% cancelled 61%
  10. UA 1314 2:00 pm, 8% cancelled 47%
  11. UA 1941 3:00 pm, 5% cancelled 50%
  12. UA 1755 4:00 pm, 0% cancelled 45%
  13. UA 5401 4:00 pm, 5% cancelled 48%
  14. UA 5552 4:00 pm, 6% cancelled 46%
  15. UA 2357 5:00 pm, 8% cancelled 50%
  16. UA 2761 5:00 pm, 0% cancelled 48%
  17. UA 456 5:00 pm, 0% cancelled 44%
  18. UA 1369 6:00 pm, 4% cancelled 44%
  19. UA 2160 7:45 pm, 7% cancelled 40%
  1. AA 4339 6:00 am, 4% cancelled 82%
  2. AA 2965 7:02 am, 2% cancelled 71%
  3. AA 523 7:03 am, 0% cancelled 77%
  4. AA 2345 8:00 am, 0% cancelled 84%
  5. AA 2398 9:42 am, 5% cancelled 70%
  6. AA 3103 9:56 am, 0% cancelled 69%
  7. AA 4360 10:45 am, 0% cancelled 78%
  8. AA 4809 10:45 am, 0% cancelled 82%
  9. AA 1675 1:20 pm, 6% cancelled 55%
  10. AA 789 1:25 pm, 4% cancelled 59%
  11. AA 2769 2:59 pm, 6% cancelled 58%
  12. AA 1787 5:55 pm, 11% cancelled 50%
  13. AA 489 5:55 pm, 4% cancelled 30%
  14. AA 1187 8:55 pm, 10% cancelled 51%
  15. AA 1080 8:58 pm, 11% cancelled 44%

What time should I fly? The 7 am departures.

84% landed on time; at 6 pm, 46%. Saturday was the best day, Sunday the worst.

Flight records,

Share of ORD to DCA flights landing less than 15 minutes late, by scheduled departure hour
DepartsBarLanded on time
5 am78%
6 am82%
7 am84%
8 am83%
9 am72%
10 am78%
11 am62%
12 pm60%
1 pm62%
2 pm57%
3 pm68%
4 pm59%
5 pm55%
6 pm46%
7 pm55%
8 pm56%
9 pm62%

When is ORD security busiest? 5 to 7 am, then 12 to 4 pm.

Calmest around 10 am. Chicago ORD security, hour by hour.

Security counts,

People screened per hour at ORD checkpoints, by weekday and hour; choose a cell to read it
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People screened per hour at ORD checkpoints, by weekday and hour; choose a cell to read it
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Friday, 6 am

7,840

people screened, all terminals.