Historical on-time performance
Chicago to Columbia
666 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on ORD–CAE arrive on time 63% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate63%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay65 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled3.3%of scheduled flights
based on 304 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time63%Medianon timep9065 minCancel3.3%Flights304
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline41%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)30%
- Late aircraft26%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather80%
- Air traffic (NAS)20%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 10 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 → CAE
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 74% to 77% on time.
- Middays77% on time · p90 45 min · 819 flights
- Evenings74% on time · p90 45 min · 709 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 40 min · 220 flights
- Mondays79% on time · p90 50 min · 234 flights
- Fridays77% on time · p90 50 min · 234 flights
- Thursdays76% on time · p90 35 min · 229 flights
- Wednesdays76% on time · p90 50 min · 231 flights
- Tuesdays75% on time · p90 45 min · 229 flights
- Sundays71% on time · p90 65 min · 231 flights
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