Historical on-time performance
Chicago to Providence
849 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on ORD–PVD arrive on time 73% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate73%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay55 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.3%of scheduled flights
based on 1,185 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Too close to call — no single carrier is clearly more on-time here.
- Republic AirwaysOn-time82%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.9%Flights325
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time70%Medianon timep9055 minCancel1.7%Flights592
- United AirlinesOn-time82%Medianon timep9025 minCancel0.0%Flights62
- American AirlinesOn-time63%Medianon timep90105 minCancel1.0%Flights206
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline38%
- Weather13%
- Air traffic (NAS)20%
- Late aircraft29%
- 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 → PVD
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 69% to 81% on time.
- Overnights81% on time · p90 30 min · 79 flights · limited
- Middays81% on time · p90 35 min · 1,588 flights
- Mornings80% on time · p90 50 min · 175 flights · limited
- Afternoons78% on time · p90 55 min · 254 flights
- Evenings69% on time · p90 60 min · 1,646 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 71% to 79% on time.
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 45 min · 499 flights
- Saturdays78% on time · p90 35 min · 492 flights
- Mondays77% on time · p90 40 min · 554 flights
- Thursdays77% on time · p90 45 min · 551 flights
- Wednesdays76% on time · p90 45 min · 521 flights
- Sundays72% on time · p90 60 min · 563 flights
- Fridays71% on time · p90 45 min · 562 flights
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