Historical on-time performance
Chicago to Fargo
557 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on ORD–FAR arrive on time 70% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate70%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay60 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.7%of scheduled flights
based on 2,213 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Envoy AirbestOn-time74%Medianon timep9045 minCancel1.4%Flights1,005
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time68%Medianon timep9075 minCancel1.9%Flights1,208
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline36%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)21%
- Late aircraft37%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
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 (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 64% to 78% on time.
- Mornings78% on time · p90 35 min · 1,843 flights
- Middays76% on time · p90 60 min · 895 flights
- Afternoons70% on time · p90 80 min · 638 flights
- Overnights68% on time · p90 60 min · 1,029 flights
- Evenings64% on time · p90 70 min · 977 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 70% to 75% on time.
- Tuesdays75% on time · p90 65 min · 751 flights
- Saturdays75% on time · p90 40 min · 683 flights
- Thursdays73% on time · p90 60 min · 790 flights
- Mondays72% on time · p90 60 min · 818 flights
- Wednesdays71% on time · p90 55 min · 752 flights
- Sundays71% on time · p90 60 min · 790 flights
- Fridays70% on time · p90 60 min · 798 flights
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