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Airport month · July 2026
Chicago O'Hare International in July 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 July 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 33,010 domestic departures from Chicago O'Hare International (ORD). 68.8% left less than 15 minutes late and 68.2% reached their destination on time; 4.2% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 68.8% of flights departed on time and 69.4% arrived on time, so ORD departures were level with the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in July 2025, the airport had 30,503 departures with 62.9% leaving on time: a change of +5.9 points, with flights up 8%.
Flights arriving at ORD that month were on time 70.1% of the time (33,007 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 45%, air carrier 28% and national aviation system 18%.
- On time 68.2%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 27.3%
- Cancelled 4.2%
- Diverted 0.4%
July 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Jul 2026 | Jul 2025 | ORD, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Jul 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 68.8% | 62.9% | 71.4% | 68.8% |
| Arrived on time | 68.2% | 62.0% | 69.4% | 69.4% |
| Cancelled | 4.2% | 2.6% | 2.8% | 2.6% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 25.6 min | 30.7 min | 22.3 min | 24.1 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 1,100 | 1,017 | 986 | 21,066 |
| Scheduled departures | 33,010 | 30,503 | 359,911 | 631,970 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UA United Airlines | 9,377 | 28% | 70.5% | 15.3 min | 3.0% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 8,083 | 24% | 65.0% | 18.2 min | 5.2% |
| AA American Airlines | 5,995 | 18% | 60.3% | 27.1 min | 4.1% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 4,794 | 15% | 77.4% | 3.3 min | 3.4% |
| YX Republic Airline | 2,641 | 8% | 73.9% | 7.8 min | 5.5% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 1,155 | 3% | 67.8% | 12.6 min | 5.7% |
| AS Alaska Airlines | 419 | 1% | 63.5% | 21.2 min | 1.9% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 350 | 1% | 60.9% | 39.8 min | 7.1% |
| B6 JetBlue Airways | 196 | 1% | 53.6% | 33.8 min | 17.3% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ORD–LGA | Chicago to New York | 997 | 56.9% | 22.7 min | 10.2% |
| ORD–BOS | Chicago to Boston | 786 | 63.2% | 21.9 min | 5.1% |
| ORD–LAX | Chicago to Los Angeles | 749 | 71.8% | 15.0 min | 2.0% |
| ORD–DFW | Chicago to Dallas/Fort Worth | 692 | 69.1% | 18.3 min | 2.2% |
| ORD–DCA | Chicago to Washington | 644 | 64.3% | 24.1 min | 5.3% |
| ORD–SEA | Chicago to Seattle | 608 | 63.5% | 19.1 min | 1.5% |
| ORD–ATL | Chicago to Atlanta | 602 | 66.3% | 14.7 min | 3.0% |
| ORD–MSP | Chicago to Minneapolis | 564 | 69.0% | 10.5 min | 5.3% |
| ORD–IAH | Chicago to Houston | 553 | 74.1% | 7.0 min | 2.7% |
| ORD–DEN | Chicago to Denver | 552 | 73.0% | 12.9 min | 3.1% |
| ORD–DTW | Chicago to Detroit | 533 | 74.5% | 6.6 min | 4.9% |
| ORD–EWR | Chicago to Newark | 525 | 54.3% | 41.3 min | 9.5% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left ORD on time in July 2026?
68.8% of 33,010 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 68.2% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 68.8% and 69.4%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In July 2025, 62.9% of 30,503 departures left on time and 2.6% were cancelled, against 68.8% and 4.2% in July 2026.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for July 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.