Historical on-time performance
Fort Dodge to Chicago
325 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on FOD–ORD arrive on time 71% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate71%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay90 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled4.8%of scheduled flights
based on 619 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time71%Medianon timep9090 minCancel4.8%Flights619
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline18%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)36%
- Late aircraft43%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather87%
- Air traffic (NAS)13%
- 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 FOD → ORD
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Middays are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 80% on time.
- Middays80% on time · p90 60 min · 968 flights
- Afternoons67% on time · p90 115 min · 452 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 69% to 80% on time.
- Wednesdays80% on time · p90 70 min · 244 flights
- Saturdays78% on time · p90 65 min · 147 flights · limited
- Mondays77% on time · p90 60 min · 245 flights
- Tuesdays77% on time · p90 70 min · 147 flights · limited
- Thursdays75% on time · p90 60 min · 242 flights
- Fridays74% on time · p90 65 min · 246 flights
- Sundays69% on time · p90 90 min · 247 flights
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