Historical on-time performance
Chicago to New York
740 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on ORD–JFK arrive on time 71% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate71%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay75 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.5%of scheduled flights
based on 1,710 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Too close to call — no single carrier is clearly more on-time here.
- Republic AirwaysOn-time73%Medianon timep9065 minCancel1.4%Flights509
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time79%Medianon timep9040 minCancel1.1%Flights92
- JetBlue AirwaysOn-time79%Medianon timep9040 minCancel2.6%Flights465
- American AirlinesOn-time62%Medianon timep90105 minCancel3.4%Flights644
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline24%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)32%
- Late aircraft39%
- 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 → JFK
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 83% on time.
- Mornings83% on time · p90 30 min · 1,964 flights
- Middays73% on time · p90 55 min · 2,554 flights
- Afternoons65% on time · p90 100 min · 1,201 flights
- Evenings60% on time · p90 95 min · 1,720 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 68% to 76% on time.
- Tuesdays76% on time · p90 50 min · 1,059 flights
- Saturdays73% on time · p90 55 min · 1,046 flights
- Wednesdays73% on time · p90 55 min · 1,063 flights
- Mondays71% on time · p90 65 min · 1,078 flights
- Thursdays70% on time · p90 75 min · 1,053 flights
- Sundays68% on time · p90 70 min · 1,068 flights
- Fridays68% on time · p90 75 min · 1,073 flights
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