Historical on-time performance
Columbus to Chicago
Flights on CMH–ORD arrive on time 72% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 4,618 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesOn-time87%Medianon timep905 minCancel3.2%Flights31
- Republic AirwaysbestOn-time82%Medianon timep9030 minCancel1.9%Flights1,470
- Envoy AirOn-time73%Medianon timep9060 minCancel1.8%Flights1,388
- United AirlinesOn-time64%Medianon timep9065 minCancel1.6%Flights1,210
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time56%Medianon timep90105 minCancel5.6%Flights519
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline28%
- Weather7%
- Air traffic (NAS)35%
- Late aircraft30%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS).
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline6%
- Weather72%
- Air traffic (NAS)23%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 102 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 CMH → 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 49% to 83% on time.
- Middays83% on time · p90 35 min · 2,156 flights
- Mornings82% on time · p90 30 min · 5,137 flights
- Afternoons76% on time · p90 55 min · 2,167 flights
- Evenings55% on time · p90 85 min · 1,782 flights
- Overnights49% on time · p90 120 min · 222 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 74% to 80% on time.
- Saturdays80% on time · p90 35 min · 1,488 flights
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 40 min · 1,509 flights
- Wednesdays78% on time · p90 40 min · 1,646 flights
- Thursdays75% on time · p90 50 min · 1,712 flights
- Fridays75% on time · p90 50 min · 1,710 flights
- Mondays74% on time · p90 55 min · 1,710 flights
- Sundays74% on time · p90 55 min · 1,689 flights
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