Historical on-time performance
Chicago to Fargo
557 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on ORD–FAR arrive on time 67% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate67%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay75 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.5%of scheduled flights
based on 2,090 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Envoy AirbestOn-time72%Medianon timep9050 minCancel2.2%Flights1,057
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time61%Medianon timep9095 minCancel2.8%Flights1,033
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline32%
- Weather9%
- Air traffic (NAS)21%
- Late aircraft38%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather73%
- Air traffic (NAS)27%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 52 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 → FAR
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 63% to 76% on time.
- Mornings76% on time · p90 45 min · 1,833 flights
- Middays76% on time · p90 60 min · 995 flights
- Overnights67% on time · p90 60 min · 1,008 flights
- Afternoons67% on time · p90 85 min · 733 flights
- Evenings63% on time · p90 75 min · 939 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 68% to 74% on time.
- Saturdays74% on time · p90 50 min · 702 flights
- Tuesdays73% on time · p90 75 min · 756 flights
- Thursdays71% on time · p90 60 min · 814 flights
- Wednesdays71% on time · p90 55 min · 761 flights
- Mondays70% on time · p90 65 min · 834 flights
- Sundays70% on time · p90 60 min · 819 flights
- Fridays68% on time · p90 65 min · 822 flights
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