Historical on-time performance
Chicago to Saginaw
222 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on ORD–MBS arrive on time 69% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate69%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay70 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.9%of scheduled flights
based on 1,070 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time69%Medianon timep9070 minCancel1.9%Flights1,070
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline43%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)17%
- Late aircraft37%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly ORD → MBS
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 — 80% on time.
- Mornings80% on time · p90 35 min · 491 flights
- Middays71% on time · p90 60 min · 1,088 flights
- Afternoons70% on time · p90 55 min · 236 flights
- Evenings68% on time · p90 75 min · 992 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 65% to 78% on time.
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 50 min · 410 flights
- Saturdays76% on time · p90 45 min · 388 flights
- Wednesdays74% on time · p90 50 min · 409 flights
- Mondays70% on time · p90 80 min · 413 flights
- Fridays70% on time · p90 60 min · 415 flights
- Thursdays69% on time · p90 55 min · 406 flights
- Sundays65% on time · p90 85 min · 392 flights
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