Delta Air Lines JFK to ORD on-time performance
Delta Air Lines nonstop flights from New York to Chicago · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
On-time arrivals
62%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
0.0%
0 flights
Avg arrival delay
103 min
266 min when late
Rank on route
#4 of 5
route average 72% on time
Key facts
- Delta Air Lines flights on JFK to ORD arrived on time 62% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026.
- 0% were cancelled, and 31% arrived an hour or more late.
- That ranks #4 of 5 airlines on this route, which averaged 72% on time overall.
- The largest source of delay minutes was airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling) (87%).
On-time trend by month
Why this airline's flights were late
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)87%
- Late-arriving aircraft10%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion3%
- Extreme weather0%
- Security0%
Other airlines on JFK to ORD
- Republic Airways78% on time · 18 min avg delay
- JetBlue68% on time · 28 min avg delay
- American Airlines74% on time · 24 min avg delay
- Frontier Airlines51% on time · 50 min avg delay
Full JFK to ORD comparison →
Delta Air Lines on-time record across all routes →
14 Delta Air Lines flights tracked on this route; 0 cancelled, 1 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.