Historical on-time performance
Chicago to Lansing
179 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on ORD–LAN arrive on time 71% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate71%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay55 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.5%of scheduled flights
based on 807 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Envoy AirOn-time71%Medianon timep9055 minCancel2.5%Flights807
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline13%
- Weather11%
- Air traffic (NAS)23%
- Late aircraft53%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather70%
- Air traffic (NAS)30%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 20 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 → LAN
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 78% on time.
- Mornings78% on time · p90 30 min · 254 flights
- Afternoons73% on time · p90 35 min · 194 flights · limited
- Middays69% on time · p90 70 min · 140 flights · limited
- Overnights68% on time · p90 55 min · 426 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 64% to 81% on time.
- Tuesdays81% on time · p90 35 min · 146 flights · limited
- Saturdays75% on time · p90 35 min · 138 flights · limited
- Wednesdays72% on time · p90 70 min · 149 flights · limited
- Thursdays71% on time · p90 45 min · 150 flights · limited
- Sundays71% on time · p90 55 min · 150 flights · limited
- Mondays70% on time · p90 50 min · 150 flights · limited
- Fridays64% on time · p90 50 min · 151 flights · limited
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