Historical on-time performance
Chicago to Richmond
642 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on ORD–RIC arrive on time 67% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate67%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay70 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.3%of scheduled flights
based on 1,403 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-time81%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.8%Flights373
- United AirlinesOn-time64%Medianon timep9065 minCancel1.1%Flights278
- Envoy AirOn-time84%Medianon timep9020 minCancel0.7%Flights140
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time55%Median5 minp90105 minCancel4.1%Flights612
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline43%
- Weather19%
- Air traffic (NAS)13%
- Late aircraft25%
- 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 → RIC
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 49% to 81% on time.
- Mornings81% on time · p90 25 min · 481 flights
- Middays81% on time · p90 40 min · 470 flights
- Afternoons72% on time · p90 55 min · 808 flights
- Evenings68% on time · p90 65 min · 1,274 flights
- Overnights49% on time · p90 110 min · 115 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 66% to 76% on time.
- Tuesdays76% on time · p90 45 min · 435 flights
- Saturdays75% on time · p90 45 min · 421 flights
- Fridays73% on time · p90 50 min · 462 flights
- Wednesdays72% on time · p90 65 min · 446 flights
- Thursdays72% on time · p90 55 min · 461 flights
- Mondays70% on time · p90 55 min · 454 flights
- Sundays66% on time · p90 75 min · 473 flights
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