University of Illinois Willard Airport (CMI) delays & on-time performance
Champaign/Urbana, Illinois · 2 nonstop destinations · 1 airlines · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
No FAA-reported ground stops or delays at CMI right now. Individual flights can still be delayed by the airline; check with your airline for your flight.
On-time arrivals
80%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
3.0%
53 flights
Avg arrival delay
19 min
93 min when late
Departed on time
82%
avg taxi-out 14 min
Figures cover 1,785 departures from CMI; on-time is measured at arrival. Arrivals into CMI were on time 78% of the time.
Key facts
- Flights departing University of Illinois Willard Airport (CMI) arrived on time 80% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, better than the 78% national average.
- 3% were cancelled, and 9% arrived an hour or more late.
- Departures scheduled around 7am did best (89% on time); around 7pm did worst (51%).
- The largest source of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (41%).
Most delayed routes from CMI
Lowest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- ORD · Chicago76%1,066 flts
- DFW · Dallas/Fort Worth86%719 flts
Most reliable routes from CMI
Highest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- DFW · Dallas/Fort Worth86%719 flts
- ORD · Chicago76%1,066 flts
Best airline at CMI
Departures from this airport, ranked by on-time arrival.
| Airline | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Routes | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Envoy Air | 80% | 3.0% | 19 min | 2 | 1,785 |
Best time to fly out of CMI
On-time arrival rate by scheduled departure hour (local time).
- 6am87%449 flts
- 7am89%227 flts
- 9am76%47 flts
- 11am79%258 flts
- 1pm70%32 flts
- 2pm86%191 flts
- 3pm78%268 flts
- 4pm67%37 flts
- 6pm67%177 flts
- 7pm51%63 flts
Monthly trend
Why departures were late
- Late-arriving aircraft41%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)30%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion25%
- Extreme weather4%
- Security0%
Data: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 (12 months). Latest month published by BTS: July 2026. How we calculate this.