Chicago O'Hare International in February 2026

76.8%departed on time

BTS: A flight is counted as on time if it arrived less than 15 minutes after its scheduled time. Only carriers with at least 0.5 percent of domestic scheduled passenger revenue report.

In February 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 25,538 domestic departures from Chicago O'Hare International (ORD). 76.8% left less than 15 minutes late and 72.7% reached their destination on time; 1.1% were cancelled.

Nationally that month, 78.1% of flights departed on time and 78.3% arrived on time, so ORD departures were 1.3 points below the national departure figure.

A year earlier, in February 2025, the airport had 19,989 departures with 77.7% leaving on time: a change of −0.9 points, with flights up 28%.

Flights arriving at ORD that month were on time 76.7% of the time (25,535 scheduled arrivals).

Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, air carrier 35%, late-arriving aircraft 32% and national aviation system 22%.

On time 72.7%
Arrived 15+ minutes late 25.9%
Cancelled 1.1%
Diverted 0.3%

Every scheduled departure from ORD in February 2026, judged by arrival at the destination.

February 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation

Measure	Feb 2026	Feb 2025	ORD, 12 months to Jul 2026	All reported flights, Feb 2026
Departed on time	76.8%	77.7%	71.4%	78.1%
Arrived on time	72.7%	74.7%	69.4%	78.3%
Cancelled	1.1%	1.2%	2.8%	2.3%
Average departure delay (late minutes only)	17.1 min	16.9 min	22.3 min	15.0 min
Scheduled departures a day	851	666	986	17,168
Scheduled departures	25,538	19,989	359,911	515,037

Airlines that month

Reporting carrier	Flights	Share	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
UA United Airlines	6,804	27%	79.7%	1.1 min	0.8%
OO SkyWest Airlines	5,051	20%	61.1%	27.6 min	0.9%
MQ Envoy Air	4,848	19%	75.7%	4.6 min	0.5%
AA American Airlines	4,145	16%	70.3%	10.1 min	1.3%
YX Republic Airline	2,661	10%	76.5%	1.9 min	2.2%
DL Delta Air Lines	529	2%	79.2%	-2.2 min	1.9%
NK Spirit Airlines	410	2%	55.9%	27.5 min	5.4%
OH PSA Airlines	328	1%	58.2%	46.5 min	2.4%
F9 Frontier Airlines	274	1%	78.8%	7.2 min	0.7%
WN Southwest Airlines	254	1%	79.5%	2.0 min	0.0%
AS Alaska Airlines	172	1%	82.6%	-4.1 min	0.0%
B6 JetBlue Airways	62	0%	64.5%	9.4 min	8.1%

Busiest routes that month

Route	Cities	Flights	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
ORD–LGA	Chicago to New York	884	74.4%	0.9 min	7.0%
ORD–MCO	Chicago to Orlando	551	78.9%	1.5 min	0.0%
ORD–DCA	Chicago to Washington	529	69.6%	13.1 min	1.1%
ORD–DFW	Chicago to Dallas/Fort Worth	508	80.1%	0.8 min	0.2%
ORD–BOS	Chicago to Boston	503	66.4%	15.0 min	6.8%
ORD–LAX	Chicago to Los Angeles	451	78.7%	0.8 min	0.0%
ORD–PHX	Chicago to Phoenix	446	80.9%	-1.1 min	0.0%
ORD–ATL	Chicago to Atlanta	445	82.7%	-2.6 min	0.0%
ORD–DTW	Chicago to Detroit	443	71.3%	13.9 min	0.0%
ORD–MSP	Chicago to Minneapolis	442	70.8%	12.4 min	0.0%
ORD–EWR	Chicago to Newark	440	68.4%	8.7 min	7.3%
ORD–IAH	Chicago to Houston	433	85.7%	-8.8 min	0.2%

By scheduled departure hour

On-time share:under 62%6270768288% and over

Share of departures that left less than 15 minutes late, by scheduled hour (local time), February 2026.

Delay causes

BTS cause category	Share of delay minutes	National, Feb 2026	Minutes
Air carrier	35.0%	38.2%	155,546
Late-arriving aircraft	32.2%	37.2%	142,859
National Aviation System	21.7%	18.5%	96,536
Extreme weather	11.1%	6.0%	49,171
Security	0.0%	0.2%	96

444,208 delay minutes on 6,612 flights that arrived 15 or more minutes late and carried a cause report. Carriers assign the categories; see what each category means.

Questions and answers

How many flights left ORD on time in February 2026?

76.8% of 25,538 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 72.7% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 78.1% and 78.3%.

How does that compare with a year earlier?

In February 2025, 77.7% of 19,989 departures left on time and 1.2% were cancelled, against 76.8% and 1.1% in February 2026.

Provenance

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for February 2026; public domain. Domestic scheduled flights by reporting carriers, totals and averages only. The site's data runs through July 2026. Full record for ORD · methodology · corrections.