Historical on-time performance
Chicago to Asheville
536 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on ORD–AVL arrive on time 73% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate73%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay45 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.1%of scheduled flights
based on 1,302 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Envoy AirbestOn-time78%Medianon timep9030 minCancel1.9%Flights586
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time69%Medianon timep9055 minCancel2.2%Flights716
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline37%
- Weather7%
- Air traffic (NAS)24%
- Late aircraft32%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather78%
- Air traffic (NAS)22%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 27 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 → AVL
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 — 81% on time.
- Mornings81% on time · p90 30 min · 936 flights
- Middays75% on time · p90 45 min · 977 flights
- Evenings70% on time · p90 55 min · 961 flights
- Afternoons69% on time · p90 55 min · 563 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 68% to 78% on time.
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 45 min · 468 flights
- Saturdays77% on time · p90 40 min · 486 flights
- Wednesdays76% on time · p90 50 min · 505 flights
- Mondays75% on time · p90 45 min · 502 flights
- Thursdays74% on time · p90 45 min · 502 flights
- Fridays72% on time · p90 50 min · 507 flights
- Sundays68% on time · p90 55 min · 503 flights
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