Route · ORD → HYS · 2020–2025 BTS data
Chicago to Hays
According to PlainFlights' route traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), ORD to HYS (Chicago to Hays) ranks #4828 of 4927 tracked domestic routes by total flights (most flights = #1).
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 78.7%
- On-time
- -0.3 pts
- vs US avg
- 75 min
- Delay when late
- 582
- Flights
- #4828 of 4927
- Corpus placement
Cancelled
1.2%
Best Month
N/A
Worst Month
N/A
Distance
637 mi
Carriers
1
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2024 | 31 | 14 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Apr 2024 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Mar 2024 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Jan 2024 | 31 | 14 | 3 | 1 | OO |
| Dec 2023 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 1 | OO |
| Oct 2023 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Sep 2023 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Aug 2023 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Jul 2023 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 2 | OO |
| Jun 2023 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| May 2023 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Apr 2023 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Mar 2023 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 1 | OO |
| Jan 2023 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Dec 2022 | 31 | 12 | 1 | 1 | OO |
| Nov 2022 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 3 | OO |
| Oct 2022 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Sep 2022 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Aug 2022 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 1 | OO |
ORD–HYS seasonal on-time pattern
Best: November (90.0%) · weakest: December (68.9%)
Strongest calendar month
November
90.0% on-time · ~30 flights/mo
Busiest calendar month
January
~31 flights/mo avg
Weakest calendar month
December
68.9% on-time · ~31 flights/mo
Cancellation Rate
1.2%
7 of 582 flights
Diversion Rate
1.7%
10 of 582 flights
Explore origin & destination
On-time and delay data for the airports this route connects.
ORD - Chicago
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Chicago, IL.
ORD on-time profileHYS - Hays
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Hays, KS.
HYS on-time profileCompare the two airports
See ORD and HYS side by side on delays, cancellations, and reliability.
Compare ORD vs HYSOrigin-hub reliability standing
Mid-pack among ORD departures
From ORD, this corridor sits with 147 other 75–85% on-time routes out of 168 tracked departures, not the hub's reliability leaders (10 at ≥85%) and not the softest ( 11 below 75%). Destination: Hays · fleet on-time rank #3614 of 4927.
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What the Data Says About ORD to HYS
582 tracked flights put the ORD to HYS pairing (Chicago to Hays) at a 78.7% on-time rate, squarely in line with the wider network. Delays that do occur run 75.0 minutes on average. Across the 637-mile route and its 1 carrier, the trailing 24 months show 1.2% cancelled and 1.7% diverted (582 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, ORD–HYS peaks in November at 90.0% on-time while January carries the heaviest traffic (~31 flights per month) ; the softest month is December at 68.9%, a 21.1-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 ORD–HYS data
ORD–HYS is mid-pack at 78.7% on-time; month and carrier mix move more than the corridor headline.
- Compare ORD and HYS airport profiles: delay causes and top routes differ even on the same corridor. ORD airport
- If your dates flex, November (90.0% on-time) beats December (68.9%) on this corridor. Seasonal chart
- 4 other routes post a similar 78.7% 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.