JFK → ORD Delta Air Lines

Delta Air Lines · New York, NY to Chicago, IL · 1,414 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · aggregated across 31 flight numbers

This route is usually on time, but has a real long-delay tail — typical (median) delay is -7 min, while the worst 10% run +71 min or later.
On-time arrival
76%
Median delay
-7 min
90th percentile
+71 min
Cancellation rate
6%

How on-time is Delta Air Lines from JFK to ORD?

Across every Delta Air Lines flight number on JFK → ORD (1,414 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30), 76% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay -7 min; the worst 10% ran +71 min or later. 6% were cancelled.

Delay distribution

Arrival delay for completed flights (excludes cancellations and diversions).

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time1,00376%
16-30 min766%
31-60 min967%
61-120 min846%
2+ hrs635%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-0710471%+27 min
2025-0812084%-3 min
2025-0911889%-10 min
2025-1012179%+1 min
2025-1111171%+14 min
2025-1210263%+25 min
2026-0110382%+7 min
2026-029974%+9 min
2026-0310865%+47 min
2026-0411577%+11 min
2026-0511476%+10 min
2026-0610778%+8 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon18573%
Tue19578%
Wed19477%
Thu19176%
Fri19778%
Sat17680%
Sun18470%

Based on US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data. Loading the full breakdown…