Historical on-time performance
Mason City to Chicago
289 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MCW–ORD arrive on time 69% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate69%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay70 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled4.9%of scheduled flights
based on 627 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time69%Medianon timep9070 minCancel4.9%Flights627
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline30%
- Weather11%
- Air traffic (NAS)17%
- Late aircraft43%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly MCW → ORD
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Middays are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 83% on time.
- Middays83% on time · p90 35 min · 485 flights
- Evenings67% on time · p90 80 min · 780 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 69% to 81% on time.
- Tuesdays81% on time · p90 50 min · 95 flights · limited
- Wednesdays77% on time · p90 55 min · 226 flights
- Sundays73% on time · p90 50 min · 225 flights
- Mondays73% on time · p90 55 min · 226 flights
- Saturdays72% on time · p90 90 min · 94 flights · limited
- Thursdays71% on time · p90 90 min · 221 flights
- Fridays69% on time · p90 70 min · 225 flights
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