Historical on-time performance
Chicago to Cleveland
Flights on ORD–CLE arrive on time 68% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 4,779 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.
- United AirlinesOn-time71%Medianon timep9065 minCancel1.2%Flights2,186
- Republic AirwaysOn-time69%Medianon timep9055 minCancel5.7%Flights525
- Envoy AirOn-time69%Medianon timep9065 minCancel3.8%Flights820
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time62%Medianon timep9095 minCancel3.3%Flights916
- American AirlinesOn-time54%Median5 minp90120 minCancel4.8%Flights332
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline31%
- Weather11%
- Air traffic (NAS)16%
- Late aircraft42%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline9%
- Weather65%
- Air traffic (NAS)26%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 133 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 → CLE
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 — 86% on time.
- Mornings86% on time · p90 20 min · 1,837 flights
- Middays79% on time · p90 40 min · 2,551 flights
- Afternoons73% on time · p90 50 min · 2,275 flights
- Overnights65% on time · p90 80 min · 2,092 flights
- Evenings64% on time · p90 80 min · 2,432 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 70% to 78% on time.
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 50 min · 1,562 flights
- Wednesdays76% on time · p90 50 min · 1,574 flights
- Saturdays75% on time · p90 45 min · 1,396 flights
- Thursdays74% on time · p90 55 min · 1,667 flights
- Mondays71% on time · p90 60 min · 1,674 flights
- Sundays70% on time · p90 70 min · 1,640 flights
- Fridays70% on time · p90 65 min · 1,677 flights
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