Historical on-time performance
Columbia to Chicago
667 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on CAE–ORD arrive on time 71% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate71%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled4.3%of scheduled flights
based on 303 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time71%Medianon timep9050 minCancel4.3%Flights303
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline43%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)25%
- Late aircraft32%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather77%
- Air traffic (NAS)23%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 13 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 CAE → 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 69% to 90% on time.
- Mornings90% on time · p90 10 min · 682 flights
- Middays87% on time · p90 40 min · 106 flights · limited
- Afternoons76% on time · p90 40 min · 220 flights
- Evenings69% on time · p90 45 min · 595 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 76% to 83% on time.
- Tuesdays83% on time · p90 25 min · 230 flights
- Thursdays83% on time · p90 30 min · 231 flights
- Saturdays82% on time · p90 25 min · 218 flights
- Wednesdays80% on time · p90 35 min · 230 flights
- Fridays78% on time · p90 35 min · 233 flights
- Sundays77% on time · p90 40 min · 231 flights
- Mondays76% on time · p90 40 min · 234 flights
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