ORD to BIS flight delays
Chicago, IL (ORD) Bismarck/Mandan, ND (BIS) · 715 miles
300 flights · July 2024 – July 2026 · US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
84.28%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
0%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
62 min
When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
10 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
The season swings this route hard. In June it ran 35.4 points more punctual than in July — a difference bigger than the one between the best and worst airlines on most routes. If the date is flexible, it is worth more than the carrier.
The two directions do not behave alike. BIS to ORD arrives on time 11 points less often than the outbound. Delay accumulates through the flying day, so whichever direction is scheduled later tends to carry the worse record — which is an argument for booking the morning departure if the choice exists.
This route does better than its own airport. Departures from ORD overall run 8.8 points less punctual than this particular one — so whatever congestion ORD has, this route is largely escaping it.
Only Envoy Air flies this route in the published record, so there is no choice to weigh — the route's figures and the airline's are the same figures.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over July 2024 – July 2026, Envoy Air arrived on time most often on ORD to BIS. Flights ran closest to schedule in January and worst in July.
Every airline on ORD to BIS
Ranked by how many flights each one operated. A carrier with fewer than 100 flights in the period is listed but not graded.
| Airline | Flights | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Envoy Air | 296 | 84.07% | 0% | 62 min | B |
| SkyWest Airlines | 4 | 100% | 0% | — | — |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
BIS to ORD Bismarck/Mandan back to Chicago 73.24% on time DOther routes from Chicago
Common questions
Are flights from Chicago to Bismarck/Mandan usually delayed?
84.28% of flights on the ORD to BIS route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 2 in every ten arrived late. That is better than the average route in this record.
Which airlines fly from Chicago to Bismarck/Mandan?
Only Envoy Air appears in the published record on this route, with 296 flights and 84.07% arriving on time.
How often are ORD to BIS flights cancelled?
0% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 1 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
What is the best month to fly Chicago to Bismarck/Mandan?
June, when 96.7% of flights arrived on time. The worst was July at 61.3%.
When ORD to BIS flights are late, how late are they?
About 62 minutes on average across the flights that arrived more than 15 minutes behind schedule.
What these figures do and do not tell you
Everything on this page is counted from the flights that actually operated on ORD to BIS during July 2024 – July 2026, as reported by the airlines to the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "On time" is the federal definition: arriving at the gate within 15 minutes of the scheduled time.
A route's record is a description of the past, not a forecast. Weather, air traffic control and the aircraft's earlier flights that day drive most delays, and none of them are predictable from a historical rate. What the record does tell you is whether this route runs late more often than others, and which carrier on it has the better history — which is the part you can actually act on when you book.
Cancellations are counted separately from delays because they are a different problem for a traveller: a late flight still gets you there. How the grade is calculated →