Route · SPI → ORD · 2020–2025 BTS data
Springfield to Chicago
The SPI–ORD corridor (Springfield, IL → Chicago, IL) runs ahead of the national average, served by 4 carriers across roughly 174 miles.
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 84%
- On-time
- +5 pts
- vs US avg
- 96 min
- Delay when late
- 1,030
- Flights
Cancelled
5.1%
Best Month
Aug 2020 92%
Worst Month
Dec 2025 73%
Distance
174 mi
Carriers
4
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 59 | 16 | 4 | 0 | MQ |
| Nov 2025 | 59 | 13 | 4 | 0 | OO,MQ |
| Oct 2025 | 61 | 7 | 0 | 0 | OO,MQ |
| Sep 2025 | 57 | 9 | 1 | 0 | MQ,OO |
| Aug 2025 | 60 | 14 | 3 | 0 | OO,MQ |
| Jul 2025 | 47 | 11 | 4 | 0 | OO,MQ |
| Jun 2025 | 50 | 15 | 0 | 0 | OO,MQ |
| May 2025 | 61 | 11 | 1 | 0 | MQ |
| Apr 2025 | 50 | 10 | 0 | 0 | MQ |
| May 2023 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | OO |
| Apr 2023 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | OO |
| Mar 2023 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Aug 2022 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 0 | OO |
| Jul 2022 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | OO |
| Sep 2020 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Aug 2020 | 59 | 5 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Jul 2020 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Jun 2020 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Apr 2020 | 30 | 0 | 12 | 0 | OO |
| Mar 2020 | 62 | 7 | 9 | 0 | OO |
| Feb 2020 | 58 | 13 | 2 | 0 | OO |
| Jan 2020 | 71 | 10 | 6 | 0 | MQ,OO |
Cancellation Rate
5.1%
53 of 1,030 flights
Diversion Rate
0.0%
0 of 1,030 flights
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SPI - Springfield
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Springfield, IL.
Origin airport →ORD - Chicago
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Chicago, IL.
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What the Data Says About SPI to ORD
Bureau of Transportation Statistics records show Springfield to Chicago (SPI to ORD) running a 84% on-time rate over 1,030 tracked flights, on the stronger end of a typical domestic pairing. When flights do run late, the average delay is 95.9 minutes. The 174-mile corridor is served by 4 carriers, and over the last 24 months 5.1% of 1,030 flights were cancelled, 0.0% diverted.
The monthly split is wide on this route: Aug 2020 posted the strongest performance at 92% on-time, while Dec 2025 came in at just 73% - a 19-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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