ORD to MTJ flight delays
Chicago, IL (ORD) Montrose/Delta, CO (MTJ) · 1,081 miles
297 flights · July 2024 – July 2026 · US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
75.59%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
0.67%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
65 min
When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
17 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
The season swings this route hard. In March it ran 34.7 points more punctual than in February — 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 11.3 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.
Only SkyWest Airlines 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.
This is a thin route — 297 flights across the whole period. On a route this infrequent a cancellation is far more costly than the rate suggests, because the next departure may not be the same day.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over July 2024 – July 2026, SkyWest Airlines arrived on time most often on ORD to MTJ. Flights ran closest to schedule in June and worst in April.
Every airline on ORD to MTJ
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 | 279 | 74.37% | 0.72% | 65 min | C |
| United Airlines | 18 | 94.44% | 0% | 36 min | — |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
MTJ to ORD Montrose/Delta back to Chicago 80% on time COther routes from Chicago
Common questions
Are flights from Chicago to Montrose/Delta usually delayed?
75.59% of flights on the ORD to MTJ route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 2 in every ten arrived late. That is about the same as the average route in this record.
Which airlines fly from Chicago to Montrose/Delta?
Only SkyWest Airlines appears in the published record on this route, with 279 flights and 74.37% arriving on time.
How often are ORD to MTJ flights cancelled?
0.67% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 7 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
What is the best month to fly Chicago to Montrose/Delta?
March, when 89.7% of flights arrived on time. The worst was February at 55%.
When ORD to MTJ flights are late, how late are they?
About 65 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 MTJ 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 →