Historical on-time performance
New York to Chicago
Flights on JFK–ORD arrive on time 67% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 1,741 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Too close to call — no single carrier is clearly more on-time here.
- Republic AirwaysOn-time70%Medianon timep9060 minCancel6.0%Flights720
- American AirlinesOn-time66%Medianon timep9085 minCancel5.3%Flights471
- JetBlue AirwaysOn-time65%Medianon timep9090 minCancel3.6%Flights550
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline24%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)34%
- Late aircraft39%
- Security1%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline13%
- Weather52%
- Air traffic (NAS)35%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 88 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 JFK → 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 82% on time.
- Mornings82% on time · p90 30 min · 2,510 flights
- Middays81% on time · p90 35 min · 1,118 flights
- Afternoons67% on time · p90 85 min · 2,071 flights
- Evenings63% on time · p90 110 min · 1,128 flights
- Overnights54% on time · p90 115 min · 235 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 70% to 78% on time.
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 50 min · 985 flights
- Wednesdays76% on time · p90 55 min · 995 flights
- Thursdays74% on time · p90 60 min · 1,015 flights
- Saturdays73% on time · p90 65 min · 997 flights
- Fridays73% on time · p90 60 min · 1,031 flights
- Mondays72% on time · p90 75 min · 1,021 flights
- Sundays70% on time · p90 85 min · 1,018 flights
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