ORD to GEG flight delays
Chicago, IL (ORD) Spokane, WA (GEG) · 1,498 miles
744 flights · January 2025 – August 2026 · US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
64.71%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
1.21%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
71 min
When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
26 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 50.4 points more punctual than in March — 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 route has been getting worse. The later months run 11.7 points less punctual than the earlier ones. A drift of that size is rarely weather; it is more often an airline adding frequencies faster than the airports can absorb them.
This is a late route. Flights from Chicago to Spokane miss their scheduled arrival often enough that a tight connection at the far end is a connection at risk.
This route does worse than its own airport. ORD as a whole runs 8.3 points more punctual than these flights, which points at something specific to the route — the time of day it is scheduled, or the aircraft that feed it — rather than the airport.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over January 2025 – August 2026, SkyWest Airlines arrived on time most often on ORD to GEG. American Airlines was late most often. Flights ran closest to schedule in June and worst in March.
Every airline on ORD to GEG
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SkyWest Airlines | 390 | 65.44% | 1.79% | 64 min | F |
| American Airlines | 352 | 63.71% | 0.57% | 78 min | F |
| United Airlines | 2 | 100% | 0% | — | — |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
GEG to ORD Spokane back to Chicago 64.24% on time FOther routes from Chicago
Common questions
Are flights from Chicago to Spokane usually delayed?
64.71% of flights on the ORD to GEG route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 4 in every ten arrived late. That is worse than the average route in this record.
Which airline is most on time from Chicago to Spokane?
SkyWest Airlines, at 65.44% on time across 390 flights. The least punctual on the route was American Airlines at 63.71%.
How often are ORD to GEG flights cancelled?
1.21% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 12 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
What is the best month to fly Chicago to Spokane?
June, when 80% of flights arrived on time. The worst was March at 29.6%.
When ORD to GEG flights are late, how late are they?
About 71 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 GEG during January 2025 – August 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 →