Historical on-time performance
Dallas-Fort Worth to Chicago
802 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DFW–ORD arrive on time 66% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate66%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay75 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled3.1%of scheduled flights
based on 6,573 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- United AirlinesbestOn-time71%Medianon timep9075 minCancel1.6%Flights1,984
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time65%Medianon timep90155 minCancel6.5%Flights31
- American AirlinesOn-time64%Medianon timep9075 minCancel3.7%Flights4,231
- Frontier AirlinesOn-time63%Medianon timep90100 minCancel4.0%Flights327
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline25%
- Weather7%
- Air traffic (NAS)25%
- Late aircraft44%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline13%
- Weather76%
- Air traffic (NAS)11%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 203 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 DFW → ORD
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 82% on time.
- Mornings82% on time · p90 30 min · 6,074 flights
- Middays74% on time · p90 55 min · 4,517 flights
- Afternoons67% on time · p90 75 min · 3,872 flights
- Overnights63% on time · p90 80 min · 1,949 flights
- Evenings61% on time · p90 90 min · 3,193 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 67% to 74% on time.
- Tuesdays74% on time · p90 55 min · 2,739 flights
- Saturdays73% on time · p90 60 min · 2,623 flights
- Wednesdays73% on time · p90 55 min · 2,729 flights
- Thursdays72% on time · p90 55 min · 2,865 flights
- Fridays71% on time · p90 55 min · 2,900 flights
- Mondays71% on time · p90 65 min · 2,889 flights
- Sundays67% on time · p90 70 min · 2,860 flights
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