ORD to ATW flight delays

ORD ATW Chicago O'Hare to Appleton · 160 miles

6,477 flights were scheduled from ORD to ATW over July 2023 through June 2026. Of the 6,284 that made the trip, 72.2% reached the gate less than 15 minutes behind schedule. These are arrival figures: “on time” means the flight reached the gate less than 15 minutes behind schedule. Arrivals are what decide whether you make the connection, so route and airline pages are scored on them rather than on pushback.

Data through June 2026 · Bureau of Transportation Statistics

The route in brief

Flights in the window
6,477
Arrived on time
72.2%
Cancelled
2.7%
Scheduled distance
160 miles

Cancellations are counted against everything scheduled. Diverted flights are counted with them rather than as very late arrivals, which is why the on-time share and the cancellation rate do not add up to everything that happened.

Airline by airline

Airlines with at least 100 flights on ORD–ATW, busiest first. Same route, same weather, same air traffic — which makes this the fairest comparison on the site.

Airline Arrived on time Typical delay Cancelled Flights
SkyWest Airlines 71.1% 84 min 2.7% 4,787
Envoy Air 75.5% 58 min 2.7% 1,690

Month by month

July was the month to avoid on ORD–ATW: 65.8% of flights arrived on time, against 78% in November. Each bar pools three years of that calendar month.

Share of flights that arrived on time, by calendar month. Best month in green, worst in amber. The hairline sits at the overall rate, 72.2%.
Arrival on-time share, ORD to ATW, by calendar month
Month Share flights that arrived on time Flights
January 67.7% 475
February 73.5% 491
March 70.8% 595
April 73% 738
May 74.7% 700
June 70.4% 578
July 65.8% 556
August 73.2% 482
September 75.1% 422
October 77.7% 459
November 78% 493
December 67.4% 488

Both ends of the route

A route’s record is built out of two airports’ habits. The hour-by-hour grid for each is on its own page.

ORD to ATW in one number

ORD → ATW

When a flight on this route was late, it was late by about 78 min.

July 2023–June 2026 · 6,477 flights

72.2% of flights arrived on time

Questions about ORD to ATW

Which airline is most reliable from ORD to ATW?
Envoy Air — its flights on this pairing arrived on time 75.5% of the time, with 1,690 scheduled. SkyWest Airlines came in at 71.1% over 4,787 scheduled. Airlines with fewer than 100 flights on the route are not rated.
What is the worst month to fly ORD to ATW?
July, at 65.8% of arrivals on time, with 556 flights scheduled. November was the best of the year at 78%.
How late are ORD–ATW flights when they are late?
78 min on average, counting only the flights that arrived 15 minutes or more behind schedule. The on-time flights are left out of that average on purpose — mixing them in would flatter it.
How often is the ORD to ATW flight cancelled?
2.7% of scheduled flights on this route were cancelled, July 2023 through June 2026. Diverted flights are counted with the cancellations rather than as late arrivals.
Are these departure or arrival numbers?
Arrival. A flight counts as on time here if it reached the gate at ATW less than 15 minutes behind schedule. Airport pages score departures instead, because that is the number you can act on when you pick a booking time.