Historical on-time performance

ORDLGA

Chicago to New York

733 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS

Flights on ORD–LGA arrive on time 68% of the time over the last 12 months.

On-time rate68%arrived within 15 min

Median delayon timetypical arrival

p90 delay80 min1 in 10 flights is worsetail risk

Cancelled2.6%of scheduled flights

based on 11,453 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).

By airline

How each carrier compares

Airline	On-time	Median	p90	Cancel	Flights
Republic Airwaysbest	77%	on time	45 min	2.4%	839
Delta Air Lines	67%	on time	95 min	3.6%	2,194
Spirit Airlines	70%	on time	70 min	3.2%	444
American Airlines	65%	on time	85 min	2.9%	3,112
United Airlines	69%	on time	75 min	1.9%	4,651
SkyWest Airlines	77%	on time	50 min	2.8%	213

Republic Airwaysbest
On-time77%
Medianon time
p9045 min
Cancel2.4%
Flights839
Delta Air Lines
On-time67%
Medianon time
p9095 min
Cancel3.6%
Flights2,194
Spirit Airlines
On-time70%
Medianon time
p9070 min
Cancel3.2%
Flights444
American Airlines
On-time65%
Medianon time
p9085 min
Cancel2.9%
Flights3,112
United Airlines
On-time69%
Medianon time
p9075 min
Cancel1.9%
Flights4,651
SkyWest Airlines
On-time77%
Medianon time
p9050 min
Cancel2.8%
Flights213

Why flights run late

Delay causes

Airline24%
Weather4%
Air traffic (NAS)36%
Late aircraft36%
Security0%

Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.

Over time

On-time trend

By season

On-time rate by month

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