Route · ORD → FOD · 2020–2025 BTS data
Chicago to Fort Dodge
The ORD–FOD corridor (Chicago, IL → Fort Dodge, IA) runs ahead of the national average, served by 1 carrier across roughly 325 miles.
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 82.5%
- On-time
- +3.5 pts
- vs US avg
- 96 min
- Delay when late
- 1,571
- Flights
Cancelled
2.8%
Best Month
Sep 2025 90%
Worst Month
Sep 2024 69%
Distance
325 mi
Carriers
1
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 55 | 13 | 8 | 2 | OO |
| Nov 2025 | 50 | 13 | 2 | 0 | OO |
| Oct 2025 | 54 | 6 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Sep 2025 | 51 | 5 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Aug 2025 | 53 | 10 | 1 | 0 | OO |
| Jul 2025 | 53 | 12 | 1 | 0 | OO |
| Jun 2025 | 52 | 6 | 0 | 1 | OO |
| May 2025 | 53 | 8 | 0 | 1 | OO |
| Apr 2025 | 51 | 8 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Mar 2025 | 53 | 12 | 4 | 0 | OO |
| Feb 2025 | 48 | 14 | 2 | 1 | OO |
| Jan 2025 | 54 | 13 | 1 | 0 | OO |
| Dec 2024 | 53 | 11 | 1 | 0 | OO |
| Nov 2024 | 52 | 14 | 1 | 0 | OO |
| Oct 2024 | 53 | 12 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Sep 2024 | 52 | 16 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Aug 2023 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 0 | OO |
| Jul 2023 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 0 | OO |
| Jun 2023 | 30 | 10 | 1 | 0 | OO |
| Jan 2023 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | OO |
| Nov 2022 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | OO |
| Oct 2022 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Sep 2022 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Aug 2022 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 1 | OO |
Cancellation Rate
2.8%
30 of 1,081 flights
Diversion Rate
0.6%
6 of 1,081 flights
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On-time and delay data for the airports this route connects.
ORD - Chicago
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Chicago, IL.
Origin airport →FOD - Fort Dodge
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Fort Dodge, IA.
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What the Data Says About ORD to FOD
Bureau of Transportation Statistics records show Chicago to Fort Dodge (ORD to FOD) running a 82.5% on-time rate over 1,571 tracked flights, on the stronger end of a typical domestic pairing. When flights do run late, the average delay is 95.9 minutes. The 325-mile corridor is served by 1 carrier, and over the last 24 months 2.8% of 1,081 flights were cancelled, 0.6% diverted.
The monthly split is wide on this route: Sep 2025 posted the strongest performance at 90% on-time, while Sep 2024 came in at just 69% - a 21-point swing worth factoring into travel timing.
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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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