Historical on-time performance
Chicago to Columbus
Flights on ORD–CMH arrive on time 71% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 4,622 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-time74%Medianon timep9065 minCancel2.8%Flights1,472
- Envoy AirOn-time72%Medianon timep9060 minCancel1.7%Flights1,391
- United AirlinesOn-time70%Medianon timep9065 minCancel1.3%Flights1,209
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time61%Medianon timep9090 minCancel5.0%Flights519
- American AirlinesOn-time45%Median15 minp9075 minCancel3.2%Flights31
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline25%
- Weather15%
- Air traffic (NAS)18%
- Late aircraft43%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline2%
- Weather65%
- Air traffic (NAS)33%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 108 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 → CMH
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 25 min · 1,826 flights
- Middays81% on time · p90 40 min · 2,438 flights
- Afternoons74% on time · p90 45 min · 2,794 flights
- Evenings69% on time · p90 70 min · 2,531 flights
- Overnights66% on time · p90 75 min · 1,875 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 72% to 78% on time.
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 45 min · 1,511 flights
- Saturdays78% on time · p90 40 min · 1,495 flights
- Mondays75% on time · p90 55 min · 1,712 flights
- Wednesdays75% on time · p90 55 min · 1,647 flights
- Thursdays74% on time · p90 55 min · 1,710 flights
- Fridays73% on time · p90 55 min · 1,713 flights
- Sundays72% on time · p90 60 min · 1,677 flights
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