Historical on-time performance
La Crosse to Chicago
215 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on LSE–ORD arrive on time 78% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate78%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay45 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled4.2%of scheduled flights
based on 1,049 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Envoy AirOn-time78%Medianon timep9045 minCancel4.2%Flights1,049
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline17%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)29%
- Late aircraft47%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline5%
- Weather57%
- Air traffic (NAS)39%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 44 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 LSE → 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 — 87% on time.
- Mornings87% on time · p90 15 min · 757 flights
- Middays79% on time · p90 40 min · 455 flights
- Afternoons73% on time · p90 80 min · 246 flights
- Evenings68% on time · p90 65 min · 242 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 76% to 84% on time.
- Thursdays84% on time · p90 35 min · 249 flights
- Tuesdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 236 flights
- Mondays81% on time · p90 35 min · 252 flights
- Wednesdays81% on time · p90 40 min · 236 flights
- Saturdays78% on time · p90 40 min · 237 flights
- Fridays76% on time · p90 55 min · 251 flights
- Sundays76% on time · p90 55 min · 256 flights
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