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ORD

Chicago, IL

Chicago, Illinois

Data coverage: 2020 — 2024

Total Flights

2,460,047

On-Time Rate

82.5%

Avg Delay

80.8 min

Delayed

430,140

Cancelled

30,476

Delay Causes

Top delay cause: Late Aircraft

Late Aircraft 39.0%
Carrier 34.8%
NAS (National Aviation System) 18.8%
Weather 7.3%
Security 0.1%

Monthly Performance

Recent 24 months of flight data.

Period Flights Dep Delayed Arr Delayed Cancelled Diverted
Dec 2024 45,320 4,940 4,754 134 73
Nov 2024 44,880 3,332 3,501 66 25
Oct 2024 50,401 3,534 3,366 102 26
Sep 2024 49,686 3,974 3,856 67 35
Aug 2024 50,983 7,295 6,772 353 97
Jul 2024 49,058 7,605 6,874 640 108
Jun 2024 48,416 6,984 6,009 350 72
May 2024 49,691 7,493 6,865 415 93
Apr 2024 47,296 4,340 4,039 85 52
Mar 2024 44,577 3,894 3,735 98 59
Feb 2024 39,105 2,512 2,287 55 37
Jan 2024 40,648 5,417 4,989 1,420 85
Dec 2023 41,325 2,917 2,752 40 57
Nov 2023 40,706 2,792 2,664 21 23
Oct 2023 45,610 3,279 3,116 51 28
Sep 2023 44,752 4,375 4,094 141 63
Aug 2023 46,693 5,039 4,822 300 58
Jul 2023 45,584 7,000 6,445 707 94
Jun 2023 44,155 5,549 5,176 463 89
May 2023 43,873 3,809 3,468 54 41
Apr 2023 42,370 4,363 4,226 429 48
Mar 2023 43,814 4,094 4,508 335 54
Feb 2023 38,650 3,566 3,496 330 36
Jan 2023 40,178 4,391 4,564 281 53

Top Routes

Busiest routes to and from ORD.

Route Flights On-Time Distance
ORD (Chicago) → LGA (New York) 44,997 80% 733 mi
LGA (New York) → ORD (Chicago) 44,976 83.4% 733 mi
ORD (Chicago) → LAX (Los Angeles) 29,934 80.3% 1,744 mi
LAX (Los Angeles) → ORD (Chicago) 29,903 85.2% 1,744 mi
ORD (Chicago) → DEN (Denver) 29,700 80.1% 888 mi
DEN (Denver) → ORD (Chicago) 29,673 77.9% 888 mi
BOS (Boston) → ORD (Chicago) 28,484 84.2% 867 mi
ORD (Chicago) → BOS (Boston) 28,469 80.5% 867 mi
ORD (Chicago) → DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) 28,006 78.9% 801 mi
DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) → ORD (Chicago) 27,975 80.6% 801 mi
ATL (Atlanta) → ORD (Chicago) 27,928 80.7% 606 mi
ORD (Chicago) → ATL (Atlanta) 27,920 80.6% 606 mi
ORD (Chicago) → DCA (Washington) 26,885 81% 612 mi
DCA (Washington) → ORD (Chicago) 26,873 85.5% 612 mi
ORD (Chicago) → PHX (Phoenix) 25,556 80.8% 1,440 mi
PHX (Phoenix) → ORD (Chicago) 25,541 83.4% 1,440 mi
MSP (Minneapolis) → ORD (Chicago) 25,400 82.5% 334 mi
ORD (Chicago) → MSP (Minneapolis) 25,394 81.1% 334 mi
ORD (Chicago) → DTW (Detroit) 23,631 83.1% 235 mi
DTW (Detroit) → ORD (Chicago) 23,620 84.2% 235 mi
Data Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, On-Time Performance Data. Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods.