Historical on-time performance
Chicago to Flint
223 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on ORD–FNT arrive on time 62% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate62%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay105 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled3.6%of scheduled flights
based on 2,023 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time62%Medianon timep90105 minCancel3.6%Flights2,023
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline39%
- Weather22%
- Air traffic (NAS)13%
- Late aircraft25%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline3%
- Weather90%
- Air traffic (NAS)7%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 73 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 → FNT
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 55% to 72% on time.
- Middays72% on time · p90 65 min · 1,555 flights
- Mornings71% on time · p90 90 min · 251 flights
- Evenings62% on time · p90 95 min · 683 flights
- Overnights60% on time · p90 110 min · 767 flights
- Afternoons55% on time · p90 125 min · 379 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 58% to 71% on time.
- Tuesdays71% on time · p90 75 min · 517 flights
- Saturdays69% on time · p90 80 min · 502 flights
- Mondays67% on time · p90 85 min · 529 flights
- Wednesdays66% on time · p90 95 min · 516 flights
- Thursdays65% on time · p90 80 min · 519 flights
- Fridays64% on time · p90 85 min · 528 flights
- Sundays58% on time · p90 100 min · 524 flights
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