Historical on-time performance
Chicago to Appleton
160 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on ORD–ATW arrive on time 66% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate66%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay75 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled4.2%of scheduled flights
based on 2,618 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Envoy AirbestOn-time71%Medianon timep9055 minCancel3.3%Flights1,170
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time62%Medianon timep9095 minCancel4.8%Flights1,448
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline29%
- Weather13%
- Air traffic (NAS)20%
- Late aircraft37%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
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 109 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 ORD → ATW
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 — 78% on time.
- Mornings78% on time · p90 40 min · 684 flights
- Middays72% on time · p90 65 min · 1,816 flights
- Afternoons70% on time · p90 55 min · 1,619 flights
- Overnights68% on time · p90 60 min · 1,033 flights
- Evenings64% on time · p90 90 min · 1,300 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 66% to 74% on time.
- Saturdays74% on time · p90 55 min · 876 flights
- Tuesdays73% on time · p90 65 min · 904 flights
- Thursdays71% on time · p90 60 min · 936 flights
- Wednesdays71% on time · p90 60 min · 909 flights
- Mondays68% on time · p90 65 min · 947 flights
- Fridays68% on time · p90 70 min · 950 flights
- Sundays66% on time · p90 85 min · 932 flights
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