Historical on-time performance
Chicago to Sarasota
Flights on ORD–SRQ arrive on time 76% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 856 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Not enough comparable data to name a most-on-time carrier — low-data carriers aren't ranked.
- Envoy AirOn-time80%Medianon timep9045 minCancel0.0%Flights83
- United AirlinesOn-time78%Medianon timep9045 minCancel0.7%Flights588
- American AirlinesOn-time69%Medianon timep9075 minCancel3.8%Flights185
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline24%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)26%
- Late aircraft46%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather82%
- Air traffic (NAS)18%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 11 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 → SRQ
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 72% to 80% on time.
- Mornings80% on time · p90 45 min · 782 flights
- Middays77% on time · p90 50 min · 1,332 flights
- Afternoons75% on time · p90 55 min · 215 flights
- Evenings72% on time · p90 55 min · 214 flights
Best day of week
Tuesdays are the most reliable day to fly this route — 86% on time.
- Tuesdays86% on time · p90 30 min · 333 flights
- Thursdays79% on time · p90 40 min · 345 flights
- Mondays78% on time · p90 55 min · 361 flights
- Fridays76% on time · p90 55 min · 366 flights
- Saturdays76% on time · p90 50 min · 436 flights
- Wednesdays75% on time · p90 40 min · 351 flights
- Sundays71% on time · p90 70 min · 352 flights
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