SHD to ORD flight delays & on-time performance
Nonstop flights from Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport · 541 miles · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
No FAA-reported ground stops or delays at SHD or ORD right now. Individual flights can still be delayed by the airline; check with your airline for your flight.
Key facts
- Flights from Staunton (SHD) to Chicago (ORD) arrived on time 71% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, worse than the 78% national average.
- 1.7% were cancelled, and 20% arrived an hour or more late.
- SkyWest Airlines is the only airline reporting nonstop flights on this route.
- Departures scheduled around 1pm did best (75% on time); around 12pm did worst (68%).
- Thursday was the most reliable day to fly (79% on time) and Monday the least (60%).
- The largest source of delay minutes was airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling) (66%).
Which airline is most on time from SHD 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. | 71% | 1.7% | 46 min | 19.7% | 179 |
Best time of day to fly
On-time arrival rate by scheduled departure hour (local time).
- 12pm68%107 flights
- 1pm75%72 flights
Best day of the week
On-time arrival rate by day of departure.
- Monday60%0.0% cancelled
- Tuesday77%0.0% cancelled
- Wednesday75%7.7% cancelled
- Thursday79%3.8% cancelled
- Friday72%0.0% cancelled
- Saturday68%0.0% cancelled
- Sunday63%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.
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)66%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion22%
- Late-arriving aircraft10%
- Extreme weather2%
- Security0%
Why flights are cancelled
Share of cancellations by reason.
- Extreme weather100%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)0%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion0%
- Security0%
SHD to ORD: common questions
- How often are SHD to ORD flights on time?
- 71% 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 Staunton to Chicago cancelled?
- 1.7% of scheduled flights were cancelled (3 of 179).
- How long are typical delays?
- Across all flights the average arrival delay was 46 min (early arrivals count as zero). Flights that were late arrived 152 min behind schedule on average, and 19.7% of flights were an hour or more late.
- How long is taxi time at SHD?
- Flights on this route spent 18 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: SHD → ORD, nonstop flights by US airlines that report to the DOT. How we calculate this.