Route · JST → ORD · 2020–2025 BTS data
Johnstown to Chicago
According to PlainFlights' route traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), JST to ORD (Johnstown to Chicago) ranks #4375 of 4927 tracked domestic routes by total flights (most flights = #1).
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 81.1%
- On-time
- +2.1 pts
- vs US avg
- 158 min
- Delay when late
- 1,167
- Flights
- #4375 of 4927
- Corpus placement
Cancelled
1.6%
Best Month
N/A
Worst Month
N/A
Distance
487 mi
Carriers
1
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Sep 2025 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Aug 2025 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 1 | OO |
| Jul 2025 | 31 | 12 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Jun 2025 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| May 2025 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Apr 2025 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Mar 2025 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Jan 2025 | 31 | 12 | 1 | 0 | OO |
| Dec 2024 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Oct 2024 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Sep 2024 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Aug 2024 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Jul 2024 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Jun 2024 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| May 2024 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 0 | OO |
| Apr 2024 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Mar 2024 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 0 | OO |
| Jan 2024 | 31 | 9 | 4 | 0 | OO |
| Oct 2023 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 0 | OO |
| Sep 2023 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Aug 2023 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | OO |
| Jul 2023 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 1 | OO |
| Jun 2023 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | OO |
JST–ORD seasonal on-time pattern
Best: November (93.3%) · weakest: January (72.3%)
Strongest calendar month
November
93.3% on-time · ~30 flights/mo
Busiest calendar month
January
~31 flights/mo avg
Weakest calendar month
January
72.3% on-time · ~31 flights/mo
Cancellation Rate
1.6%
12 of 736 flights
Diversion Rate
0.3%
2 of 736 flights
Explore origin & destination
On-time and delay data for the airports this route connects.
JST - Johnstown
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Johnstown, PA.
JST on-time profileORD - Chicago
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Chicago, IL.
ORD on-time profileCompare the two airports
See JST and ORD side by side on delays, cancellations, and reliability.
Compare JST vs ORDOrigin-hub reliability standing
Mid-pack among JST departures
From JST, this corridor sits with 1 other 75–85% on-time routes out of 2 tracked departures, not the hub's reliability leaders (1 at ≥85%) and not the softest ( 0 below 75%). Destination: Chicago · fleet on-time rank #2703 of 4927.
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What the Data Says About JST to ORD
1,167 tracked flights put the JST to ORD pairing (Johnstown to Chicago) at a 81.1% on-time rate, squarely in line with the wider network. Delays that do occur run 158.0 minutes on average. Across the 487-mile route and its 1 carrier, the trailing 24 months show 1.6% cancelled and 0.3% diverted (736 flights sampled).
Monthly performance data for this route did not show a clear best/worst split in the sample window; review the monthly table above for period-by-period detail.
On the multi-year calendar, JST–ORD peaks in November at 93.3% on-time while January carries the heaviest traffic (~31 flights per month) ; the softest month is January at 72.3%, a 21.0-point swing that repeats because the corridor's weather and holiday mix stays stable year to year.
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Data source
Data Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), On-Time Performance Data. Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods.
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Using JST–ORD data
JST–ORD is mid-pack at 81.1% on-time; month and carrier mix move more than the corridor headline.
- Compare JST and ORD airport profiles: delay causes and top routes differ even on the same corridor. JST airport
- If your dates flex, November (93.3% on-time) beats January (72.3%) on this corridor. Seasonal chart
- 4 other routes post a similar 81.1% on-time rate; compare before you commit to this pairing. Similar routes
On-time rate reflects the BTS historical average across all reporting carriers on this origin–destination pair, not any single flight or booking recommendation.
Every figure on PlainFlights is rendered directly from BTS On-Time Performance data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page aggregates this specific route's on-time performance and monthly trend, live from the dataset. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.