Historical on-time performance
Providence to Chicago
849 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on PVD–ORD arrive on time 72% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate72%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay60 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled3.0%of scheduled flights
based on 1,364 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesbestOn-time77%Medianon timep9045 minCancel1.9%Flights373
- Envoy AirOn-time77%Medianon timep9050 minCancel5.8%Flights155
- United AirlinesOn-time73%Medianon timep9030 minCancel2.2%Flights93
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time67%Medianon timep9075 minCancel3.1%Flights743
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline45%
- Weather7%
- Air traffic (NAS)28%
- Late aircraft21%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline10%
- Weather78%
- Air traffic (NAS)12%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 41 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 PVD → ORD
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 86% on time.
- Mornings86% on time · p90 20 min · 1,927 flights
- Middays80% on time · p90 50 min · 313 flights
- Afternoons71% on time · p90 55 min · 834 flights
- Evenings60% on time · p90 85 min · 871 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 73% to 80% on time.
- Wednesdays80% on time · p90 35 min · 550 flights
- Mondays77% on time · p90 45 min · 579 flights
- Saturdays77% on time · p90 45 min · 527 flights
- Thursdays77% on time · p90 40 min · 584 flights
- Fridays76% on time · p90 45 min · 592 flights
- Tuesdays76% on time · p90 45 min · 520 flights
- Sundays73% on time · p90 55 min · 593 flights
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