Historical on-time performance
Chicago to Asheville
536 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on ORD–AVL arrive on time 74% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate74%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay45 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.3%of scheduled flights
based on 1,001 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Too close to call — no single carrier is clearly more on-time here.
- Republic AirwaysOn-time84%Medianon timep9015 minCancel0.0%Flights31
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time72%Medianon timep9050 minCancel1.2%Flights579
- Envoy AirOn-time75%Medianon timep9035 minCancel1.5%Flights391
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline42%
- Weather8%
- Air traffic (NAS)22%
- Late aircraft28%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly ORD → AVL
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 69% to 81% on time.
- Mornings81% on time · p90 30 min · 843 flights
- Middays77% on time · p90 45 min · 898 flights
- Evenings73% on time · p90 45 min · 850 flights
- Afternoons69% on time · p90 50 min · 503 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 68% to 79% on time.
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 40 min · 425 flights
- Saturdays78% on time · p90 35 min · 438 flights
- Mondays77% on time · p90 45 min · 454 flights
- Wednesdays76% on time · p90 50 min · 457 flights
- Thursdays76% on time · p90 40 min · 450 flights
- Fridays73% on time · p90 40 min · 457 flights
- Sundays68% on time · p90 60 min · 450 flights
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