Historical on-time performance
Richmond to Chicago
642 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on RIC–ORD arrive on time 72% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate72%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay65 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled3.8%of scheduled flights
based on 1,960 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- United AirlinesbestOn-time84%Medianon timep9020 minCancel2.3%Flights215
- Republic AirwaysOn-time78%Medianon timep9040 minCancel4.0%Flights724
- Envoy AirOn-time77%Medianon timep9040 minCancel3.6%Flights305
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time61%Medianon timep90105 minCancel4.1%Flights716
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline40%
- Weather13%
- Air traffic (NAS)26%
- Late aircraft22%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline5%
- Weather64%
- Air traffic (NAS)31%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 74 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 RIC → 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 15 min · 1,521 flights
- Middays81% on time · p90 35 min · 1,047 flights
- Evenings67% on time · p90 60 min · 637 flights
- Afternoons60% on time · p90 95 min · 215 flights
- Overnights28% on time · p90 105 min · 117 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 73% to 82% on time.
- Wednesdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 488 flights
- Saturdays80% on time · p90 35 min · 481 flights
- Tuesdays80% on time · p90 35 min · 486 flights
- Thursdays78% on time · p90 45 min · 514 flights
- Sundays76% on time · p90 40 min · 533 flights
- Mondays75% on time · p90 50 min · 511 flights
- Fridays73% on time · p90 55 min · 524 flights
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