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Route · 12 months to July 2026
San Juan to Chicago: on-time record
Luis Munoz Marin International to Chicago O'Hare International
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. Data through July 2026; this is a monthly history, not live flight status.
75.6% of scheduled SJU to ORD flights arrived on time in the 12 months to July 2026. The figure covers 1,394 flights between San Juan and Chicago by carriers that report to BTS, a distance of 2,072 miles.
That is level with the national on-time share of 76.0% for the same period and level with the 75.6% recorded for all departures from SJU. Flights that did arrive were 4.3 min late on average, and 2.4% of scheduled flights were cancelled (national: 1.8%).
3 reporting carriers flew the route at least 60 times. United Airlines had the highest on-time share at 80.0% of 665 flights; Spirit Airlines had the lowest at 72.0% of 261.
By scheduled departure hour (local time at SJU), flights leaving from 7 am to 8 am had the highest on-time share, 94.8%; those leaving from 3 pm to 4 pm had the lowest, 67.8%.
The on-time share is down 4.0 points on the previous 12 months (79.6%); cancellations moved from 0.2% to 2.4%.
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category on this route, late-arriving aircraft 38%, air carrier 33% and national aviation system 21%.
- On time 75.6%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 20.6%
- Cancelled 2.4%
- Diverted 1.4%
Airlines on the route compared
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UA United Airlines | 665 | 48% | 80.0% | -3.4 min | 0.6% |
| AA American Airlines | 426 | 31% | 73.0% | 13.1 min | 2.1% |
| NK Spirit Airlines | 261 | 19% | 72.0% | 5.8 min | 6.9% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 42 | 3% | 54.8% | 33.3 min | 4.8% |
Carriers with at least 24 flights in the 12 months to July 2026. The on-time pill is green when a carrier is at or above the route's overall share. Regional carriers operate flights sold under larger airlines' brands; BTS lists the carrier that operated the flight.
Compared with the airports and the nation
| Measure | SJU to ORD | All departures from SJU | All arrivals at ORD | All reported flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrived on time | 75.6% | 75.6% | 71.2% | 76.0% |
| Arrived 15+ minutes late | 20.6% | 22.0% | 25.4% | 21.9% |
| Cancelled | 2.4% | 2.0% | 2.9% | 1.8% |
| Diverted | 1.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.3% |
| Average arrival delay | 4.3 min | 9.0 min | 15.4 min | 8.1 min |
| Delay minutes per 100 flights | 1,590 | 1,806 | 2,373 | 1,684 |
| Scheduled flights | 1,394 | 35,302 | 359,867 | 7,043,858 |
12 months to July 2026. Delay minutes count late arrivals only (an early arrival is zero), so the per-100-flights row is a normalised total rather than an average of early and late.
The return direction, ORD to SJU, recorded 71.9% on time across 1,398 flights in the same period.
Month by month
Year on year: on time 75.6% against 79.6% (−4.0 pts), cancelled 2.4% against 0.2%, flights 1,394 against 1,269.
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Seasonality
| Calendar month | Flights | On time | Cancelled | Avg arrival delay | Years in sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 368 | 72.3% | 4.3% | 9.2 min | 3 |
| Feb | 323 | 80.5% | 0.3% | 2.4 min | 3 |
| Mar | 462 | 69.7% | 2.8% | 5.9 min | 3 |
| Apr | 372 | 82.3% | 0.8% | -0.4 min | 3 |
| May | 315 | 78.7% | 0.0% | 5.6 min | 3 |
| Jun | 327 | 78.3% | 0.0% | 12.8 min | 3 |
| Jul | 377 | 73.5% | 2.4% | 3.6 min | 3 |
| Aug | 288 | 72.9% | 0.7% | 13.4 min | 3 |
| Sep | 150 | 71.3% | 0.0% | 3.3 min | 3 |
| Oct | 187 | 73.3% | 0.0% | 5.6 min | 3 |
| Nov | 258 | 79.8% | 0.8% | -2.9 min | 3 |
| Dec | 364 | 80.2% | 0.8% | 3.1 min | 3 |
Each calendar month summed across the 36 months on file, so most rows combine three years. The pill compares the month with the route's own 12-month share.
Other routes from San Juan (SJU)
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SJU–MCO | San Juan to Orlando | 6,073 | 76.8% | 10.8 min | 1.1% |
| SJU–JFK | San Juan to New York | 3,596 | 75.7% | 7.6 min | 3.2% |
| SJU–MIA | San Juan to Miami | 2,643 | 77.3% | 11.2 min | 1.0% |
| SJU–FLL | San Juan to Fort Lauderdale | 2,336 | 73.4% | 12.8 min | 1.5% |
| SJU–ATL | San Juan to Atlanta | 2,095 | 79.8% | 5.1 min | 1.4% |
| SJU–EWR | San Juan to Newark | 2,084 | 72.2% | 13.5 min | 3.1% |
| SJU–BOS | San Juan to Boston | 1,961 | 68.5% | 13.3 min | 3.1% |
| SJU–PHL | San Juan to Philadelphia | 1,934 | 68.3% | 14.9 min | 3.4% |
All 38 routes and the airport record for SJU · airport record for ORD
Questions and answers
How often are flights from San Juan to Chicago on time?
75.6% of the 1,394 flights scheduled from SJU to ORD in the 12 months to July 2026 arrived less than 15 minutes after their scheduled time. The national share for the same period was 76.0%. Cancelled and diverted flights count as not on time.
Which airline has the highest on-time share from SJU to ORD?
Among reporting carriers with at least 60 flights on the route, United Airlines had the highest on-time share (80.0%), followed by American Airlines (73.0%) and Spirit Airlines (72.0%). Differences of a point or two on a few hundred flights are small.
What causes delays between San Juan and Chicago?
For flights that arrived 15 or more minutes late, carriers attributed the delay minutes as follows: late-arriving aircraft 38%, air carrier 33%, national aviation system 21%, extreme weather 7%, security 0%. The categories are the carriers' own reports to BTS; weather that slows the wider system is usually recorded under the National Aviation System rather than extreme weather.
What time of day has the highest on-time share from SJU?
Flights scheduled to leave SJU from 7 am to 8 am arrived on time 94.8% of the time, the highest of any hour with enough flights to compare. The lowest was 3 pm to 4 pm at 67.8%. Delays tend to build through the day as late aircraft carry over to later flights.
Is it getting better?
The on-time share for the 12 months to July 2026 was 75.6%, down 4.0 points on the previous 12 months (79.6%). The monthly chart on this page shows each of the last 36 months. Across those months, April had the highest on-time share (82.3%) and March the lowest (69.7%).
Where does this data come from?
Every figure is computed from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance files, which list each scheduled domestic flight by the carriers required to report. This page covers August 2023 to July 2026. It shows totals and averages only; it is not a live flight-status service.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance (1987 to present), monthly files August 2023 to July 2026, a US government work in the public domain. Figures are totals and averages over all scheduled flights by reporting carriers on the route; no individual flight or aircraft is identified. Times are local to the departure airport. The load factor and passenger counts from the BTS T-100 series are not included in this edition. See the methodology; report processing errors through corrections.