Historical on-time performance
Chicago to Salina
559 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on ORD–SLN arrive on time 70% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate70%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay85 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.3%of scheduled flights
based on 307 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time70%Medianon timep9085 minCancel2.3%Flights307
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline22%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)29%
- Late aircraft49%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
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 (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 72% to 78% on time.
- Middays78% on time · p90 60 min · 65 flights · limited
- Afternoons72% on time · p90 75 min · 494 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 63% to 81% on time.
- Thursdays81% on time · p90 40 min · 79 flights · limited
- Mondays75% on time · p90 45 min · 83 flights · limited
- Fridays74% on time · p90 65 min · 82 flights · limited
- Wednesdays73% on time · p90 75 min · 83 flights · limited
- Tuesdays72% on time · p90 65 min · 75 flights · limited
- Saturdays70% on time · p90 85 min · 74 flights · limited
- Sundays63% on time · p90 140 min · 83 flights · limited
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