Historical on-time performance
Fort Wayne to Chicago
157 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on FWA–ORD arrive on time 63% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate63%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay105 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled4.1%of scheduled flights
based on 2,529 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Envoy AirbestOn-time77%Medianon timep9050 minCancel3.2%Flights313
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time61%Medianon timep90115 minCancel4.2%Flights2,216
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline41%
- Weather7%
- Air traffic (NAS)23%
- Late aircraft30%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather79%
- Air traffic (NAS)21%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 103 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 FWA → 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 — 79% on time.
- Mornings79% on time · p90 60 min · 1,798 flights
- Middays72% on time · p90 75 min · 1,116 flights
- Afternoons67% on time · p90 105 min · 1,347 flights
- Evenings51% on time · p90 110 min · 1,075 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 62% to 72% on time.
- Tuesdays72% on time · p90 70 min · 760 flights
- Saturdays72% on time · p90 85 min · 735 flights
- Wednesdays71% on time · p90 90 min · 763 flights
- Thursdays69% on time · p90 75 min · 771 flights
- Mondays67% on time · p90 95 min · 776 flights
- Fridays67% on time · p90 95 min · 787 flights
- Sundays62% on time · p90 105 min · 778 flights
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