Historical on-time performance
Chicago to Sarasota
1,050 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on ORD–SRQ arrive on time 80% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate80%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.3%of scheduled flights
based on 683 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.
- United AirlinesOn-time81%Medianon timep9040 minCancel0.2%Flights571
- Envoy AirOn-time78%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.0%Flights51
- American AirlinesOn-time72%Medianon timep9040 minCancel1.6%Flights61
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline20%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)30%
- Late aircraft45%
- 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 → SRQ
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 70% to 77% on time.
- Middays77% on time · p90 50 min · 1,233 flights
- Mornings76% on time · p90 55 min · 804 flights
- Evenings72% on time · p90 55 min · 158 flights · limited
- Afternoons70% on time · p90 75 min · 77 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 70% to 84% on time.
- Tuesdays84% on time · p90 35 min · 295 flights
- Mondays80% on time · p90 50 min · 322 flights
- Fridays77% on time · p90 55 min · 324 flights
- Thursdays75% on time · p90 45 min · 304 flights
- Saturdays75% on time · p90 55 min · 387 flights
- Wednesdays73% on time · p90 55 min · 316 flights
- Sundays70% on time · p90 75 min · 325 flights
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