Chicago (ORD) Delays in 2025

74.8% on-time departures, 74.6% on-time arrivals in 2025

327,028Flights
74.8%Departures on-time
20.5 minAvg dep. delay
74.6%Arrivals on-time
22.3 minAvg arr. delay
1.7%Cancelled

Delay causes

  • Air carrier30.4%
  • Extreme weather8.7%
  • National Aviation System21.1%
  • Security0.1%
  • Late-arriving aircraft39.8%

2024 · Chicago (ORD) overview · 2026

On-time = arrival within 15 minutes of schedule, per U.S. DOT definitions. Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (public domain). Delay-cause attribution is reported by carriers since June 2003.