Historical on-time performance
Charleston to Chicago
416 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on CRW–ORD arrive on time 62% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate62%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay100 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled3.2%of scheduled flights
based on 950 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time62%Medianon timep90100 minCancel3.2%Flights950
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline37%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)26%
- Late aircraft31%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather93%
- Air traffic (NAS)7%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 30 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 CRW → 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 54% to 78% on time.
- Mornings78% on time · p90 70 min · 1,053 flights
- Afternoons75% on time · p90 65 min · 259 flights
- Middays73% on time · p90 70 min · 456 flights
- Evenings54% on time · p90 105 min · 1,059 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 67% to 70% on time.
- Wednesdays70% on time · p90 95 min · 410 flights
- Mondays68% on time · p90 90 min · 410 flights
- Saturdays68% on time · p90 80 min · 392 flights
- Tuesdays68% on time · p90 90 min · 404 flights
- Thursdays68% on time · p90 90 min · 409 flights
- Fridays67% on time · p90 95 min · 402 flights
- Sundays67% on time · p90 80 min · 404 flights
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