Historical on-time performance
Fort Dodge to Chicago
325 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on FOD–ORD arrive on time 76% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate76%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay75 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled3.8%of scheduled flights
based on 627 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time76%Medianon timep9075 minCancel3.8%Flights627
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline24%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)29%
- Late aircraft45%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly FOD → ORD
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Middays are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 82% on time.
- Middays82% on time · p90 55 min · 948 flights
- Evenings74% on time · p90 40 min · 139 flights · limited
- Afternoons72% on time · p90 90 min · 312 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 71% to 83% on time.
- Wednesdays83% on time · p90 45 min · 226 flights
- Tuesdays82% on time · p90 50 min · 138 flights · limited
- Saturdays81% on time · p90 60 min · 137 flights · limited
- Fridays81% on time · p90 45 min · 225 flights
- Mondays80% on time · p90 45 min · 226 flights
- Thursdays76% on time · p90 60 min · 222 flights
- Sundays71% on time · p90 90 min · 227 flights
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