Historical on-time performance
Manhattan to Chicago
501 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MHK–ORD arrive on time 74% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate74%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay80 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled3.1%of scheduled flights
based on 546 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Envoy AirbestOn-time80%Medianon timep9035 minCancel2.8%Flights218
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time70%Medianon timep90105 minCancel3.4%Flights328
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline57%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)15%
- Late aircraft22%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather76%
- Air traffic (NAS)24%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 17 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 MHK → ORD
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 68% to 80% on time.
- Mornings80% on time · p90 45 min · 426 flights
- Evenings71% on time · p90 65 min · 117 flights · limited
- Afternoons68% on time · p90 85 min · 168 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 70% to 83% on time.
- Wednesdays83% on time · p90 20 min · 104 flights · limited
- Tuesdays80% on time · p90 60 min · 102 flights · limited
- Saturdays76% on time · p90 75 min · 107 flights · limited
- Sundays73% on time · p90 60 min · 109 flights · limited
- Mondays73% on time · p90 100 min · 108 flights · limited
- Thursdays72% on time · p90 120 min · 106 flights · limited
- Fridays70% on time · p90 60 min · 108 flights · limited
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