Historical on-time performance
Chicago to Dallas-Fort Worth
802 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on ORD–DFW arrive on time 67% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate67%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay80 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled3.0%of scheduled flights
based on 6,600 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- United AirlinesbestOn-time72%Medianon timep9065 minCancel1.2%Flights1,985
- American AirlinesOn-time65%Medianon timep9085 minCancel3.7%Flights4,225
- Frontier AirlinesOn-time63%Medianon timep9095 minCancel3.9%Flights359
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time35%Median20 minp90135 minCancel6.5%Flights31
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline27%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)21%
- Late aircraft46%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline12%
- Weather76%
- Air traffic (NAS)12%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 196 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 → DFW
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 — 78% on time.
- Mornings78% on time · p90 40 min · 6,355 flights
- Middays75% on time · p90 55 min · 5,301 flights
- Afternoons66% on time · p90 75 min · 3,310 flights
- Evenings62% on time · p90 90 min · 2,794 flights
- Overnights62% on time · p90 75 min · 1,826 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 68% to 76% on time.
- Tuesdays76% on time · p90 50 min · 2,740 flights
- Wednesdays74% on time · p90 55 min · 2,724 flights
- Mondays72% on time · p90 65 min · 2,890 flights
- Thursdays72% on time · p90 60 min · 2,863 flights
- Saturdays70% on time · p90 60 min · 2,611 flights
- Fridays69% on time · p90 65 min · 2,893 flights
- Sundays68% on time · p90 75 min · 2,868 flights
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