Historical on-time performance
Lansing to Chicago
179 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on LAN–ORD arrive on time 79% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate79%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.4%of scheduled flights
based on 807 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Envoy AirOn-time79%Medianon timep9050 minCancel2.4%Flights807
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline34%
- Weather8%
- Air traffic (NAS)16%
- Late aircraft42%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline5%
- Weather63%
- Air traffic (NAS)32%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 19 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 LAN → 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 — 89% on time.
- Mornings89% on time · p90 10 min · 449 flights
- Middays76% on time · p90 50 min · 293 flights
- Evenings69% on time · p90 50 min · 160 flights · limited
- Afternoons64% on time · p90 90 min · 131 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 76% to 86% on time.
- Tuesdays86% on time · p90 20 min · 146 flights · limited
- Thursdays80% on time · p90 50 min · 149 flights · limited
- Wednesdays79% on time · p90 55 min · 149 flights · limited
- Saturdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 138 flights · limited
- Mondays77% on time · p90 35 min · 150 flights · limited
- Fridays77% on time · p90 55 min · 151 flights · limited
- Sundays76% on time · p90 70 min · 150 flights · limited
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