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Airport month · April 2026
Chicago O'Hare International in April 2026
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 April 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 33,206 domestic departures from Chicago O'Hare International (ORD). 70.9% left less than 15 minutes late and 67.1% reached their destination on time; 3.5% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 79.1% of flights departed on time and 78.9% arrived on time, so ORD departures were 8.2 points below the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in April 2025, the airport had 26,136 departures with 80.9% leaving on time: a change of −10.0 points, with flights up 27%.
Flights arriving at ORD that month were on time 70.4% of the time (33,199 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 45%, air carrier 25% and national aviation system 21%.
- On time 67.1%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 29.1%
- Cancelled 3.5%
- Diverted 0.2%
April 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Apr 2026 | Apr 2025 | ORD, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Apr 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 70.9% | 80.9% | 71.4% | 79.1% |
| Arrived on time | 67.1% | 79.4% | 69.4% | 78.9% |
| Cancelled | 3.5% | 1.3% | 2.8% | 0.9% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 21.8 min | 13.3 min | 22.3 min | 14.5 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 1,107 | 871 | 986 | 19,931 |
| Scheduled departures | 33,206 | 26,136 | 359,911 | 597,919 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UA United Airlines | 8,581 | 26% | 71.3% | 12.4 min | 1.5% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 7,121 | 21% | 59.0% | 25.1 min | 6.1% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 5,829 | 18% | 73.0% | 8.3 min | 3.7% |
| AA American Airlines | 5,730 | 17% | 61.8% | 21.0 min | 3.2% |
| YX Republic Airline | 3,268 | 10% | 73.8% | 7.1 min | 3.8% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 765 | 2% | 74.4% | 13.5 min | 2.4% |
| NK Spirit Airlines | 423 | 1% | 45.6% | 39.6 min | 5.7% |
| WN Southwest Airlines | 400 | 1% | 64.0% | 17.3 min | 1.8% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 395 | 1% | 65.8% | 21.2 min | 3.5% |
| OH PSA Airlines | 393 | 1% | 62.3% | 34.7 min | 5.9% |
| AS Alaska Airlines | 232 | 1% | 75.0% | 10.6 min | 0.9% |
| B6 JetBlue Airways | 69 | 0% | 88.4% | -7.5 min | 0.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ORD–LGA | Chicago to New York | 962 | 62.8% | 17.2 min | 3.0% |
| ORD–BOS | Chicago to Boston | 641 | 68.3% | 12.2 min | 2.2% |
| ORD–IND | Chicago to Indianapolis | 590 | 68.1% | 13.0 min | 6.3% |
| ORD–MCO | Chicago to Orlando | 583 | 65.9% | 14.8 min | 1.7% |
| ORD–MSP | Chicago to Minneapolis | 583 | 71.9% | 13.1 min | 2.6% |
| ORD–DFW | Chicago to Dallas/Fort Worth | 579 | 63.7% | 23.0 min | 2.8% |
| ORD–DCA | Chicago to Washington | 567 | 68.8% | 13.8 min | 3.2% |
| ORD–DTW | Chicago to Detroit | 567 | 73.0% | 13.1 min | 3.4% |
| ORD–ATL | Chicago to Atlanta | 554 | 71.5% | 16.6 min | 2.9% |
| ORD–LAX | Chicago to Los Angeles | 551 | 64.2% | 19.3 min | 1.5% |
| ORD–PHX | Chicago to Phoenix | 537 | 65.2% | 19.5 min | 2.4% |
| ORD–EWR | Chicago to Newark | 535 | 77.2% | 4.9 min | 1.5% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left ORD on time in April 2026?
70.9% of 33,206 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 67.1% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 79.1% and 78.9%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In April 2025, 80.9% of 26,136 departures left on time and 1.3% were cancelled, against 70.9% and 3.5% in April 2026.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for April 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.