Route · ORD → SLN · 2020–2025 BTS data
Chicago to Salina
According to PlainFlights' route traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), ORD to SLN (Chicago to Salina) ranks #4685 of 4927 tracked domestic routes by total flights (most flights = #1).
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 79.4%
- On-time
- +0.4 pts
- vs US avg
- 85 min
- Delay when late
- 768
- Flights
- #4685 of 4927
- Corpus placement
Cancelled
1.9%
Best Month
N/A
Worst Month
N/A
Distance
559 mi
Carriers
1
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 30 | 13 | 1 | 0 | OO |
| Oct 2025 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Sep 2025 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Aug 2025 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 0 | OO |
| Jul 2025 | 31 | 13 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Jun 2025 | 30 | 12 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| May 2025 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 1 | OO |
| Apr 2025 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Mar 2025 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 0 | OO |
| Jan 2025 | 32 | 9 | 4 | 0 | OO |
| Dec 2024 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Oct 2024 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Sep 2024 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Aug 2024 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Jun 2022 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| May 2022 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Apr 2022 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Jan 2022 | 31 | 8 | 4 | 0 | OO |
| Dec 2021 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 0 | OO |
| Oct 2021 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 0 | OO |
| Sep 2021 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Aug 2021 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Jul 2021 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Mar 2021 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 0 | OO |
ORD–SLN seasonal on-time pattern
Best: May (91.9%) · weakest: July (69.4%)
Strongest calendar month
May
91.9% on-time · ~31 flights/mo
Busiest calendar month
January
~32 flights/mo avg
Weakest calendar month
July
69.4% on-time · ~31 flights/mo
Cancellation Rate
1.9%
14 of 737 flights
Diversion Rate
0.1%
1 of 737 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 profileSLN - Salina
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Salina, KS.
SLN on-time profileCompare the two airports
See ORD and SLN side by side on delays, cancellations, and reliability.
Compare ORD vs SLNOrigin-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: Salina · fleet on-time rank #3382 of 4927.
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What the Data Says About ORD to SLN
768 tracked flights put the ORD to SLN pairing (Chicago to Salina) at a 79.4% on-time rate, squarely in line with the wider network. Delays that do occur run 85.0 minutes on average. Across the 559-mile route and its 1 carrier, the trailing 24 months show 1.9% cancelled and 0.1% diverted (737 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–SLN peaks in May at 91.9% on-time while January carries the heaviest traffic (~32 flights per month) ; the softest month is July at 69.4%, a 22.5-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–SLN data
ORD–SLN is mid-pack at 79.4% on-time; month and carrier mix move more than the corridor headline.
- Compare ORD and SLN airport profiles: delay causes and top routes differ even on the same corridor. ORD airport
- If your dates flex, May (91.9% on-time) beats July (69.4%) on this corridor. Seasonal chart
- 4 other routes post a similar 79.4% 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.