Chippewa Valley Regional Airport (EAU) delays & on-time performance
Eau Claire, Wisconsin · 1 nonstop destinations · 1 airlines · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
No FAA-reported ground stops or delays at EAU right now. Individual flights can still be delayed by the airline; check with your airline for your flight.
On-time arrivals
72%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
5.0%
31 flights
Avg arrival delay
36 min
125 min when late
Departed on time
76%
avg taxi-out 21 min
Figures cover 626 departures from EAU; on-time is measured at arrival. Arrivals into EAU were on time 69% of the time.
Key facts
- Flights departing Chippewa Valley Regional Airport (EAU) arrived on time 72% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, worse than the 78% national average.
- 5% were cancelled, and 15% arrived an hour or more late.
- Departures scheduled around 5am did best (80% on time); around 2pm did worst (61%).
- The largest source of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (40%).
Most delayed routes from EAU
Lowest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- ORD · Chicago72%626 flts
Most reliable routes from EAU
Highest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- ORD · Chicago72%626 flts
Best airline at EAU
Departures from this airport, ranked by on-time arrival.
| Airline | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Routes | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SkyWest Airlines | 72% | 5.0% | 36 min | 1 | 626 |
Best time to fly out of EAU
On-time arrival rate by scheduled departure hour (local time).
- 5am80%349 flts
- 2pm61%262 flts
Monthly trend
Why departures were late
- Late-arriving aircraft40%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)38%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion11%
- Extreme weather11%
- 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.