ORD to SLN flight delays
Chicago, IL (ORD) Salina, KS (SLN) · 559 miles
718 flights · July 2024 – July 2026 · US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
69%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
2.37%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
103 min
When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
33 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
The season swings this route hard. In April it ran 53.8 points more punctual than in April — 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 16.2 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.
The two directions do not behave alike. SLN to ORD arrives on time 11.1 points more 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.
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.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over July 2024 – July 2026, SkyWest Airlines arrived on time most often on ORD to SLN. Flights ran closest to schedule in October and worst in June.
Every airline on ORD to SLN
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 | 718 | 69% | 2.37% | 103 min | D |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
SLN to ORD Salina back to Chicago 80.14% on time COther routes from Chicago
Common questions
Are flights from Chicago to Salina usually delayed?
69% of flights on the ORD to SLN route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 3 in every ten arrived late. That is worse than the average route in this record.
Which airlines fly from Chicago to Salina?
Only SkyWest Airlines appears in the published record on this route, with 718 flights and 69% arriving on time.
How often are ORD to SLN flights cancelled?
2.37% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 24 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
What is the best month to fly Chicago to Salina?
April, when 96.7% of flights arrived on time. The worst was April at 42.9%.
When ORD to SLN flights are late, how late are they?
About 103 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 SLN 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 →