Historical on-time performance
Chicago to Fort Dodge
324 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on ORD–FOD arrive on time 75% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate75%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled4.0%of scheduled flights
based on 619 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time75%Medianon timep9050 minCancel4.0%Flights619
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline38%
- Weather7%
- Air traffic (NAS)25%
- Late aircraft30%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather92%
- Air traffic (NAS)8%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 25 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 → FOD
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 68% to 77% on time.
- Mornings77% on time · p90 35 min · 469 flights
- Middays75% on time · p90 55 min · 511 flights
- Afternoons68% on time · p90 65 min · 459 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 70% to 80% on time.
- Tuesdays80% on time · p90 45 min · 108 flights · limited
- Mondays76% on time · p90 45 min · 245 flights
- Wednesdays75% on time · p90 65 min · 244 flights
- Thursdays73% on time · p90 60 min · 241 flights
- Saturdays72% on time · p90 45 min · 109 flights · limited
- Fridays70% on time · p90 65 min · 246 flights
- Sundays70% on time · p90 55 min · 246 flights
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