Historical on-time performance
Chicago to Fort Dodge
324 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on ORD–FOD arrive on time 77% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate77%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled3.0%of scheduled flights
based on 627 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time77%Medianon timep9040 minCancel3.0%Flights627
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline49%
- Weather8%
- Air traffic (NAS)19%
- Late aircraft23%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly ORD → FOD
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 70% to 80% on time.
- Middays80% on time · p90 40 min · 429 flights
- Mornings78% on time · p90 35 min · 369 flights
- Afternoons70% on time · p90 60 min · 514 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 69% to 84% on time.
- Tuesdays84% on time · p90 35 min · 95 flights · limited
- Mondays79% on time · p90 45 min · 226 flights
- Wednesdays79% on time · p90 60 min · 226 flights
- Fridays76% on time · p90 55 min · 225 flights
- Saturdays74% on time · p90 45 min · 94 flights · limited
- Thursdays73% on time · p90 50 min · 221 flights
- Sundays69% on time · p90 55 min · 225 flights
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