Historical on-time performance
Albany to Chicago
Flights on ALB–ORD arrive on time 74% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 2,084 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Too close to call — no single carrier is clearly more on-time here.
- Envoy AirOn-time77%Medianon timep9050 minCancel1.6%Flights742
- United AirlinesOn-time74%Medianon timep9045 minCancel1.9%Flights718
- Republic AirwaysOn-time69%Medianon timep9070 minCancel4.3%Flights559
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time68%Medianon timep9065 minCancel1.5%Flights65
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline27%
- Weather7%
- Air traffic (NAS)40%
- Late aircraft25%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS).
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline16%
- Weather51%
- Air traffic (NAS)33%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 51 cancellations with a reported cause (BTS reports causes from June 2003).
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly ALB → ORD
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 63% to 86% on time.
- Middays86% on time · p90 25 min · 1,203 flights
- Mornings84% on time · p90 20 min · 1,567 flights
- Afternoons69% on time · p90 55 min · 913 flights
- Evenings63% on time · p90 70 min · 974 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 74% to 81% on time.
- Tuesdays81% on time · p90 40 min · 627 flights
- Wednesdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 652 flights
- Saturdays78% on time · p90 35 min · 585 flights
- Fridays77% on time · p90 35 min · 705 flights
- Thursdays77% on time · p90 40 min · 694 flights
- Mondays75% on time · p90 40 min · 705 flights
- Sundays74% on time · p90 65 min · 690 flights
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