ERI to ORD flight delays & on-time performance
Nonstop flights from Erie International Tom Ridge Field to Chicago O'Hare International Airport · 398 miles · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
No FAA-reported ground stops or delays at ERI or ORD right now. Individual flights can still be delayed by the airline; check with your airline for your flight.
Key facts
- Flights from Erie (ERI) to Chicago (ORD) arrived on time 82% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, better than the 78% national average.
- 3.5% were cancelled, and 16% arrived an hour or more late.
- SkyWest Airlines is the only airline reporting nonstop flights on this route.
- The largest source of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (45%).
Which airline is most on time from ERI to ORD?
Ranked by on-time arrival rate. Regional airlines fly under their partner's brand (e.g. SkyWest for Delta Connection or United Express).
| Airline | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | 1 hr+ late | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SkyWest AirlinesRegional airline operating flights for United Express, Delta Connection, American Eagle and Alaska. | 82% | 3.5% | 51 min | 16.4% | 57 |
Best time of day to fly
On-time arrival rate by scheduled departure hour (local time).
Not enough departures across different hours to compare.
Best day of the week
On-time arrival rate by day of departure.
- Monday71%12.5% cancelled
- Tuesday75%0.0% cancelled
- Wednesday100%0.0% cancelled
- Thursday88%0.0% cancelled
- Friday100%11.1% cancelled
- Saturday63%0.0% cancelled
- Sunday75%0.0% cancelled
On-time trend by month
Why flights are late
Share of delay minutes by cause, as reported by airlines to the DOT.
- Late-arriving aircraft45%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)43%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion10%
- Extreme weather3%
- Security0%
Why flights are cancelled
Share of cancellations by reason.
- Extreme weather100%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)0%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion0%
- Security0%
ERI to ORD: common questions
- How often are ERI to ORD flights on time?
- 82% of flights arrived less than 15 minutes late in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, compared with 78% for all US flights.
- How often are flights from Erie to Chicago cancelled?
- 3.5% of scheduled flights were cancelled (2 of 57).
- How long are typical delays?
- Across all flights the average arrival delay was 51 min (early arrivals count as zero). Flights that were late arrived 281 min behind schedule on average, and 16.4% of flights were an hour or more late.
- How long is taxi time at ERI?
- Flights on this route spent 15 min taxiing from the gate to takeoff on average.
Related routes
Data: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 (12 months). Latest month published by BTS: July 2026. Route: ERI → ORD, nonstop flights by US airlines that report to the DOT. How we calculate this.