Historical on-time performance
Chicago to Mason City
289 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on ORD–MCW arrive on time 72% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate72%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay45 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled4.8%of scheduled flights
based on 627 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time72%Medianon timep9045 minCancel4.8%Flights627
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline52%
- Weather7%
- Air traffic (NAS)16%
- Late aircraft24%
- 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 → MCW
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 63% to 81% on time.
- Mornings81% on time · p90 30 min · 888 flights
- Evenings74% on time · p90 30 min · 97 flights · limited
- Middays73% on time · p90 85 min · 108 flights · limited
- Afternoons63% on time · p90 55 min · 308 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 72% to 79% on time.
- Wednesdays79% on time · p90 30 min · 226 flights
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 30 min · 138 flights · limited
- Saturdays78% on time · p90 30 min · 137 flights · limited
- Thursdays77% on time · p90 40 min · 222 flights
- Mondays75% on time · p90 30 min · 226 flights
- Fridays75% on time · p90 45 min · 225 flights
- Sundays72% on time · p90 65 min · 227 flights
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