FAI to ORD flight delays & on-time performance
Nonstop flights from Fairbanks International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport · 2,785 miles · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
No FAA-reported ground stops or delays at FAI or ORD right now. Individual flights can still be delayed by the airline; check with your airline for your flight.
Key facts
- Flights from Fairbanks (FAI) to Chicago (ORD) arrived on time 77% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, worse than the 78% national average.
- 2% were cancelled, and 7% arrived an hour or more late.
- United Airlines is the only airline reporting nonstop flights on this route.
- Sunday was the most reliable day to fly (86% on time) and Wednesday the least (67%).
- The largest source of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (57%).
Which airline is most on time from FAI 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines | 77% | 2.0% | 23 min | 6.9% | 148 |
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.
- Monday74%9.5% cancelled
- Tuesday81%0.0% cancelled
- Wednesday67%0.0% cancelled
- Thursday70%4.8% cancelled
- Friday82%0.0% cancelled
- Saturday76%0.0% cancelled
- Sunday86%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 aircraft57%
- Extreme weather20%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion12%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)11%
- Security0%
Why flights are cancelled
Share of cancellations by reason.
- Extreme weather67%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)33%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion0%
- Security0%
FAI to ORD: common questions
- How often are FAI to ORD flights on time?
- 77% 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 Fairbanks to Chicago cancelled?
- 2.0% of scheduled flights were cancelled (3 of 148).
- How long are typical delays?
- Across all flights the average arrival delay was 23 min (early arrivals count as zero). Flights that were late arrived 90 min behind schedule on average, and 6.9% of flights were an hour or more late.
- How long is taxi time at FAI?
- Flights on this route spent 13 min taxiing from the gate to takeoff on average.
Related routes
Return trip: ORD to FAI — 72% on time
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Data: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 (12 months). Latest month published by BTS: July 2026. Route: FAI → ORD, nonstop flights by US airlines that report to the DOT. How we calculate this.