SkyWest Airlines DCA to ORD on-time performance
SkyWest Airlines nonstop flights from Washington to Chicago · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026Regional airline operating flights for United Express, Delta Connection, American Eagle and Alaska.
On-time arrivals
63%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
7.3%
7 flights
Avg arrival delay
33 min
86 min when late
Rank on route
#5 of 5
route average 75% on time
Key facts
- SkyWest Airlines flights on DCA to ORD arrived on time 63% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026.
- 7.3% were cancelled, and 24% arrived an hour or more late.
- That ranks #5 of 5 airlines on this route, which averaged 75% on time overall.
- The largest source of delay minutes was air traffic control & airport congestion (52%).
On-time trend by month
Why this airline's flights were late
- Air traffic control & airport congestion52%
- Late-arriving aircraft27%
- Extreme weather15%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)6%
- Security0%
Other airlines on DCA to ORD
- United Airlines75% on time · 22 min avg delay
- American Airlines74% on time · 24 min avg delay
- Republic Airways76% on time · 19 min avg delay
- Envoy Air81% on time · 17 min avg delay
Full DCA to ORD comparison →
SkyWest Airlines on-time record across all routes →
96 SkyWest Airlines flights tracked on this route; 7 cancelled, 0 diverted.
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.