Historical on-time performance
Joplin to Chicago
484 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on JLN–ORD arrive on time 76% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate76%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay130 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled3.9%of scheduled flights
based on 337 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 timep90130 minCancel3.9%Flights337
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline40%
- Weather14%
- Air traffic (NAS)31%
- Late aircraft16%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline8%
- Weather92%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 13 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 JLN → ORD
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 75% to 82% on time.
- Fridays82% on time · p90 105 min · 104 flights · limited
- Tuesdays81% on time · p90 25 min · 104 flights · limited
- Mondays80% on time · p90 115 min · 104 flights · limited
- Wednesdays79% on time · p90 40 min · 104 flights · limited
- Thursdays79% on time · p90 90 min · 104 flights · limited
- Saturdays78% on time · p90 165 min · 104 flights · limited
- Sundays75% on time · p90 80 min · 105 flights · limited
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