Historical on-time performance
Chicago to Joplin
484 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on ORD–JLN arrive on time 63% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate63%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay85 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled3.6%of scheduled flights
based on 337 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time63%Medianon timep9085 minCancel3.6%Flights337
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline51%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)16%
- 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 12 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 → JLN
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 66% to 73% on time.
- Thursdays73% on time · p90 65 min · 104 flights · limited
- Mondays71% on time · p90 65 min · 104 flights · limited
- Tuesdays70% on time · p90 65 min · 104 flights · limited
- Sundays70% on time · p90 65 min · 105 flights · limited
- Fridays69% on time · p90 85 min · 104 flights · limited
- Wednesdays67% on time · p90 95 min · 104 flights · limited
- Saturdays66% on time · p90 60 min · 105 flights · limited
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