Historical on-time performance
Rapid City to Chicago
Flights on RAP–ORD arrive on time 67% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 546 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.
- United AirlinesOn-time74%Medianon timep9055 minCancel0.8%Flights127
- Envoy AirOn-time65%Medianon timep9060 minCancel1.3%Flights233
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time65%Medianon timep9075 minCancel3.2%Flights186
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline30%
- Weather10%
- Air traffic (NAS)29%
- Late aircraft32%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather70%
- Air traffic (NAS)30%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 10 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 RAP → ORD
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 70% to 76% on time.
- Middays76% on time · p90 45 min · 1,042 flights
- Mornings71% on time · p90 60 min · 205 flights
- Afternoons70% on time · p90 70 min · 112 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 69% to 77% on time.
- Saturdays77% on time · p90 55 min · 205 flights
- Mondays77% on time · p90 50 min · 213 flights
- Wednesdays76% on time · p90 35 min · 197 flights · limited
- Tuesdays73% on time · p90 50 min · 201 flights
- Thursdays72% on time · p90 55 min · 212 flights
- Fridays71% on time · p90 55 min · 214 flights
- Sundays69% on time · p90 45 min · 215 flights
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