Historical on-time performance
Chicago to Columbia
666 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on ORD–CAE arrive on time 65% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate65%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay65 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.6%of scheduled flights
based on 310 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time65%Medianon timep9065 minCancel2.6%Flights310
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline41%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)29%
- Late aircraft25%
- 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 → CAE
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 76% to 77% on time.
- Middays77% on time · p90 45 min · 823 flights
- Evenings76% on time · p90 45 min · 663 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 71% to 80% on time.
- Saturdays80% on time · p90 35 min · 214 flights
- Mondays79% on time · p90 40 min · 226 flights
- Thursdays78% on time · p90 35 min · 219 flights
- Tuesdays76% on time · p90 40 min · 228 flights
- Fridays76% on time · p90 45 min · 225 flights
- Wednesdays75% on time · p90 50 min · 228 flights
- Sundays71% on time · p90 75 min · 221 flights
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