Historical on-time performance
Cleveland to Chicago
Flights on CLE–ORD arrive on time 72% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 4,781 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- United AirlinesbestOn-time77%Medianon timep9040 minCancel1.3%Flights2,184
- Republic AirwaysOn-time71%Medianon timep9055 minCancel6.2%Flights531
- American AirlinesOn-time71%Medianon timep9080 minCancel4.8%Flights330
- Envoy AirOn-time69%Medianon timep9065 minCancel4.0%Flights820
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time63%Medianon timep90100 minCancel4.1%Flights916
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline29%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)39%
- Late aircraft28%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS).
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline11%
- Weather65%
- Air traffic (NAS)24%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 148 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 CLE → 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 50% to 87% on time.
- Mornings87% on time · p90 15 min · 4,402 flights
- Middays85% on time · p90 25 min · 1,875 flights
- Afternoons77% on time · p90 55 min · 2,413 flights
- Evenings63% on time · p90 65 min · 2,228 flights
- Overnights50% on time · p90 80 min · 265 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 76% to 81% on time.
- Saturdays81% on time · p90 30 min · 1,400 flights
- Tuesdays81% on time · p90 35 min · 1,560 flights
- Wednesdays81% on time · p90 35 min · 1,575 flights
- Mondays79% on time · p90 35 min · 1,666 flights
- Thursdays78% on time · p90 40 min · 1,667 flights
- Fridays77% on time · p90 50 min · 1,678 flights
- Sundays76% on time · p90 45 min · 1,637 flights
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