Historical on-time performance
Lincoln to Chicago
466 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on LNK–ORD arrive on time 72% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate72%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay75 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.8%of scheduled flights
based on 1,528 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time72%Medianon timep9075 minCancel2.8%Flights1,528
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline33%
- Weather18%
- Air traffic (NAS)22%
- Late aircraft28%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather93%
- Air traffic (NAS)7%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 43 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 LNK → 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 — 84% on time.
- Mornings84% on time · p90 25 min · 1,359 flights
- Middays74% on time · p90 75 min · 1,087 flights
- Evenings71% on time · p90 35 min · 159 flights · limited
- Afternoons71% on time · p90 90 min · 908 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 71% to 79% on time.
- Thursdays79% on time · p90 50 min · 502 flights
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 60 min · 504 flights
- Wednesdays78% on time · p90 70 min · 494 flights
- Fridays77% on time · p90 55 min · 514 flights
- Saturdays77% on time · p90 45 min · 480 flights
- Mondays76% on time · p90 70 min · 514 flights
- Sundays71% on time · p90 70 min · 507 flights
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