Historical on-time performance
Chicago to Richmond
Flights on ORD–RIC arrive on time 67% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 2,018 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.
- Envoy AirOn-time77%Medianon timep9040 minCancel2.6%Flights305
- Republic AirwaysOn-time76%Medianon timep9045 minCancel2.2%Flights781
- United AirlinesOn-time58%Median5 minp9070 minCancel1.9%Flights215
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time55%Median5 minp90100 minCancel4.2%Flights717
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline37%
- Weather19%
- Air traffic (NAS)15%
- Late aircraft29%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline5%
- Weather75%
- Air traffic (NAS)20%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 59 cancellations with a reported cause (BTS reports causes from June 2003).
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 (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 59% to 79% on time.
- Mornings79% on time · p90 40 min · 568 flights
- Middays77% on time · p90 45 min · 684 flights
- Afternoons72% on time · p90 50 min · 925 flights
- Evenings64% on time · p90 70 min · 1,228 flights
- Overnights59% on time · p90 85 min · 258 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 66% to 75% on time.
- Tuesdays75% on time · p90 45 min · 508 flights
- Saturdays74% on time · p90 50 min · 489 flights
- Wednesdays72% on time · p90 60 min · 516 flights
- Thursdays71% on time · p90 55 min · 536 flights
- Fridays69% on time · p90 60 min · 542 flights
- Sundays67% on time · p90 75 min · 549 flights
- Mondays66% on time · p90 60 min · 528 flights
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