Historical on-time performance
Chicago to Salina
559 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on ORD–SLN arrive on time 59% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate59%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay145 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.6%of scheduled flights
based on 305 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time59%Median5 minp90145 minCancel2.6%Flights305
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline34%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)26%
- Late aircraft37%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather100%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 8 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 → SLN
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 60% to 78% on time.
- Thursdays78% on time · p90 60 min · 100 flights · limited
- Mondays71% on time · p90 80 min · 104 flights · limited
- Wednesdays69% on time · p90 70 min · 104 flights · limited
- Fridays69% on time · p90 125 min · 104 flights · limited
- Sundays60% on time · p90 135 min · 105 flights · limited
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