749 km · Domestic

Lincoln (LNK) – Chicago O'Hare (ORD)

In July 2026, 292 flights operated between Lincoln and Chicago O'Hare (both directions), and 72.6% left on time, according to the US BTS.

Flights per month

Only complete months are shown. A month appears once the source has published every day of it.

The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodFlights operated 2025Flights operated 2026Change vs last year
January76233▲ 206.6%
February52220▲ 323.1%
March157233▲ 48.4%
April240280▲ 16.7%
May248298▲ 20.2%
June239283▲ 18.4%
July243292▲ 20.2%
August236––
September231––
October252–in progress
November272––
December234––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)1,2551,839▲ 46.5%

On-time departures by month

Departures within 15 minutes of schedule.

The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodOn-time departures 2025On-time departures 2026Change vs last year
January84.2%64.4%▼ 23.5%
February65.4%77.3%▲ 18.2%
March73.2%65.2%▼ 10.9%
April81.3%70.0%▼ 13.9%
May84.3%77.5%▼ 8.1%
June72.8%77.7%▲ 6.7%
July76.1%72.6%▼ 4.6%
August78.8%––
September87.4%––
October79.4%–in progress
November75.0%––
December56.8%––
Year-to-date average (Jan–Jul)76.8%72.1%▼ 6.1%

Cancelled flights by month

The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodCancelled flights 2025Cancelled flights 2026Change vs last year
January23▲ 50.0%
February00–
March721▲ 200.0%
April020–
May05–
June19▲ 800.0%
July317▲ 466.7%
August5––
September1––
October0–in progress
November20––
December6––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)1375▲ 476.9%

By direction

LNK → ORD

Scheduled flights
2,450
Flights operated
2,388
Cancelled
62 · 2.5%
On-time departures
79.7%

ORD → LNK

Scheduled flights
2,452
Flights operated
2,390
Cancelled
62 · 2.5%
On-time departures
72.5%

LNK → ORD and ORD → LNK counted separately.

Airlines on this route

Oct 1, 2024 – Jul 31, 2026
AirlineScheduled flights Share On-time departures Cancelled
SkyWest Airlines OO 4,902 100.0% 76.1% 124

Shares are of scheduled flights in the period shown. Codeshare flights are counted once, under the operating airline.

Flight timing & delays

Historical departures, grouped by the scheduled local time at the departure airport. These are recorded outcomes, not a forecast for your flight.

Times are local to the departure airport of each flight; both directions are combined.

US domestic sectors recorded by BTS

Source: the US BTS · Oct 12, 2024 → Jul 31, 2026

Lowest average delay09:00–10:004.2min · 202 recorded · 201 measured
Gap to highest-delay hour35.4min09:00 ↔ 19:00
Recorded flights4,902LNK–ORD

Departure hour

On-time departures Partial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
00:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 01:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 02:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 03:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 04:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 05:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 112 recorded · 108 measured · Source: the US BTS 06:00 · 88.0% · 417 recorded · 408 measured · Source: the US BTS 07:00 · 83.4% · 467 recorded · 459 measured · Source: the US BTS 08:00 · 83.9% · 549 recorded · 541 measured · Source: the US BTS 09:00 · 84.6% · 202 recorded · 201 measured · Source: the US BTS 10:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 106 recorded · 104 measured · Source: the US BTS 11:00 · 76.4% · 574 recorded · 564 measured · Source: the US BTS 12:00 · 76.5% · 540 recorded · 531 measured · Source: the US BTS 13:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 47 recorded · 46 measured · Source: the US BTS 14:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 35 recorded · 33 measured · Source: the US BTS 15:00 · 71.2% · 683 recorded · 656 measured · Source: the US BTS 16:00 · 62.7% · 365 recorded · 354 measured · Source: the US BTS 17:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 59 recorded · 56 measured · Source: the US BTS 18:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 120 recorded · 114 measured · Source: the US BTS 19:00 · 58.4% · 383 recorded · 370 measured · Source: the US BTS 20:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 181 recorded · 175 measured · Source: the US BTS 21:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 2 recorded · 2 measured · Source: the US BTS 22:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 58 recorded · 54 measured · Source: the US BTS 23:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 2 recorded · 2 measured · Source: the US BTS

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Average departure delay Partial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
00:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 01:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 02:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 03:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 04:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 05:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 112 recorded · 108 measured · Source: the US BTS 06:00 · 8.5 min · 417 recorded · 408 measured · Source: the US BTS 07:00 · 15.0 min · 467 recorded · 459 measured · Source: the US BTS 08:00 · 10.9 min · 549 recorded · 541 measured · Source: the US BTS 09:00 · 4.2 min · 202 recorded · 201 measured · Source: the US BTS 10:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 106 recorded · 104 measured · Source: the US BTS 11:00 · 18.2 min · 574 recorded · 564 measured · Source: the US BTS 12:00 · 17.6 min · 540 recorded · 531 measured · Source: the US BTS 13:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 47 recorded · 46 measured · Source: the US BTS 14:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 35 recorded · 33 measured · Source: the US BTS 15:00 · 23.9 min · 683 recorded · 656 measured · Source: the US BTS 16:00 · 35.7 min · 365 recorded · 354 measured · Source: the US BTS 17:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 59 recorded · 56 measured · Source: the US BTS 18:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 120 recorded · 114 measured · Source: the US BTS 19:00 · 39.6 min · 383 recorded · 370 measured · Source: the US BTS 20:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 181 recorded · 175 measured · Source: the US BTS 21:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 2 recorded · 2 measured · Source: the US BTS 22:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 58 recorded · 54 measured · Source: the US BTS 23:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 2 recorded · 2 measured · Source: the US BTS

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Recorded flights Partial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
00:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 01:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 02:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 03:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 04:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 05:00 · 112 · 112 recorded · 108 measured · Source: the US BTS 06:00 · 417 · 417 recorded · 408 measured · Source: the US BTS 07:00 · 467 · 467 recorded · 459 measured · Source: the US BTS 08:00 · 549 · 549 recorded · 541 measured · Source: the US BTS 09:00 · 202 · 202 recorded · 201 measured · Source: the US BTS 10:00 · 106 · 106 recorded · 104 measured · Source: the US BTS 11:00 · 574 · 574 recorded · 564 measured · Source: the US BTS 12:00 · 540 · 540 recorded · 531 measured · Source: the US BTS 13:00 · 47 · 47 recorded · 46 measured · Source: the US BTS 14:00 · 35 · 35 recorded · 33 measured · Source: the US BTS 15:00 · 683 · 683 recorded · 656 measured · Source: the US BTS 16:00 · 365 · 365 recorded · 354 measured · Source: the US BTS 17:00 · 59 · 59 recorded · 56 measured · Source: the US BTS 18:00 · 120 · 120 recorded · 114 measured · Source: the US BTS 19:00 · 383 · 383 recorded · 370 measured · Source: the US BTS 20:00 · 181 · 181 recorded · 175 measured · Source: the US BTS 21:00 · 2 · 2 recorded · 2 measured · Source: the US BTS 22:00 · 58 · 58 recorded · 54 measured · Source: the US BTS 23:00 · 2 · 2 recorded · 2 measured · Source: the US BTS

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Departure hourOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
00:00No observations———
01:00No observations———
02:00No observations———
03:00No observations———
04:00No observations———
05:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—108112
06:0088.0%8.5 min408417
07:0083.4%15.0 min459467
08:0083.9%10.9 min541549
09:0084.6%4.2 min201202
10:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—104106
11:0076.4%18.2 min564574
12:0076.5%17.6 min531540
13:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—4647
14:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—3335
15:0071.2%23.9 min656683
16:0062.7%35.7 min354365
17:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—5659
18:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—114120
19:0058.4%39.6 min370383
20:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—175181
21:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—22
22:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—5458
23:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—22

Day of week

On-time departures Partial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
Monday · 75.2% · 719 recorded · 694 measured · Source: the US BTS Tuesday · 79.9% · 707 recorded · 695 measured · Source: the US BTS Wednesday · 77.7% · 689 recorded · 676 measured · Source: the US BTS Thursday · 77.0% · 694 recorded · 674 measured · Source: the US BTS Friday · 74.5% · 714 recorded · 693 measured · Source: the US BTS Saturday · 76.2% · 671 recorded · 650 measured · Source: the US BTS Sunday · 72.3% · 708 recorded · 696 measured · Source: the US BTS

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Average departure delay Partial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
Monday · 22.7 min · 719 recorded · 694 measured · Source: the US BTS Tuesday · 20.0 min · 707 recorded · 695 measured · Source: the US BTS Wednesday · 18.8 min · 689 recorded · 676 measured · Source: the US BTS Thursday · 19.7 min · 694 recorded · 674 measured · Source: the US BTS Friday · 18.4 min · 714 recorded · 693 measured · Source: the US BTS Saturday · 16.8 min · 671 recorded · 650 measured · Source: the US BTS Sunday · 23.5 min · 708 recorded · 696 measured · Source: the US BTS

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Recorded flights Partial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
Monday · 719 · 719 recorded · 694 measured · Source: the US BTS Tuesday · 707 · 707 recorded · 695 measured · Source: the US BTS Wednesday · 689 · 689 recorded · 676 measured · Source: the US BTS Thursday · 694 · 694 recorded · 674 measured · Source: the US BTS Friday · 714 · 714 recorded · 693 measured · Source: the US BTS Saturday · 671 · 671 recorded · 650 measured · Source: the US BTS Sunday · 708 · 708 recorded · 696 measured · Source: the US BTS

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Day of weekOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
Monday75.2%22.7 min694719
Tuesday79.9%20.0 min695707
Wednesday77.7%18.8 min676689
Thursday77.0%19.7 min674694
Friday74.5%18.4 min693714
Saturday76.2%16.8 min650671
Sunday72.3%23.5 min696708

Month of year

Months combine the same calendar month across the years shown; this is a seasonal pattern, not a monthly time series.

On-time departures Partial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
Jan · 69.3% · 314 recorded · 309 measured · Source: the US BTS Feb · 75.0% · 272 recorded · 272 measured · Source: the US BTS Mar · 68.5% · 418 recorded · 390 measured · Source: the US BTS Apr · 75.2% · 540 recorded · 520 measured · Source: the US BTS May · 80.6% · 551 recorded · 546 measured · Source: the US BTS Jun · 75.5% · 532 recorded · 522 measured · Source: the US BTS Jul · 74.2% · 555 recorded · 535 measured · Source: the US BTS Aug · 78.8% · 241 recorded · 236 measured · Source: the US BTS Sep · 87.5% · 232 recorded · 231 measured · Source: the US BTS Oct · 84.0% · 402 recorded · 400 measured · Source: the US BTS Nov · 81.9% · 508 recorded · 486 measured · Source: the US BTS Dec · 62.2% · 337 recorded · 331 measured · Source: the US BTS

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Average departure delay Partial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
Jan · 26.4 min · 314 recorded · 309 measured · Source: the US BTS Feb · 19.2 min · 272 recorded · 272 measured · Source: the US BTS Mar · 33.5 min · 418 recorded · 390 measured · Source: the US BTS Apr · 25.3 min · 540 recorded · 520 measured · Source: the US BTS May · 14.9 min · 551 recorded · 546 measured · Source: the US BTS Jun · 13.8 min · 532 recorded · 522 measured · Source: the US BTS Jul · 21.9 min · 555 recorded · 535 measured · Source: the US BTS Aug · 15.5 min · 241 recorded · 236 measured · Source: the US BTS Sep · 6.0 min · 232 recorded · 231 measured · Source: the US BTS Oct · 4.0 min · 402 recorded · 400 measured · Source: the US BTS Nov · 12.9 min · 508 recorded · 486 measured · Source: the US BTS Dec · 48.5 min · 337 recorded · 331 measured · Source: the US BTS

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Recorded flights Partial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
Jan · 314 · 314 recorded · 309 measured · Source: the US BTS Feb · 272 · 272 recorded · 272 measured · Source: the US BTS Mar · 418 · 418 recorded · 390 measured · Source: the US BTS Apr · 540 · 540 recorded · 520 measured · Source: the US BTS May · 551 · 551 recorded · 546 measured · Source: the US BTS Jun · 532 · 532 recorded · 522 measured · Source: the US BTS Jul · 555 · 555 recorded · 535 measured · Source: the US BTS Aug · 241 · 241 recorded · 236 measured · Source: the US BTS Sep · 232 · 232 recorded · 231 measured · Source: the US BTS Oct · 402 · 402 recorded · 400 measured · Source: the US BTS Nov · 508 · 508 recorded · 486 measured · Source: the US BTS Dec · 337 · 337 recorded · 331 measured · Source: the US BTS

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Month of yearOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
Jan69.3%26.4 min309314
Feb75.0%19.2 min272272
Mar68.5%33.5 min390418
Apr75.2%25.3 min520540
May80.6%14.9 min546551
Jun75.5%13.8 min522532
Jul74.2%21.9 min535555
Aug78.8%15.5 min236241
Sep87.5%6.0 min231232
Oct84.0%4.0 min400402
Nov81.9%12.9 min486508
Dec62.2%48.5 min331337

Delay and on-time rates need at least 200 measured departures per bucket. Smaller samples remain visible in the flight-count chart. An empty slot means no observations, not zero flights.

Recorded outcomes

  • On time 74.2% 3,635
  • Delayed >15 min 23.3% 1,143
  • Cancelled 2.5% 124
  • Missing departure time 0.0% 0

All recorded flights with a known scheduled local time, counted once. Missing actual times are shown separately.

On time means departing no more than 15 minutes after schedule. Cancelled flights and flights missing departure times are excluded from the on-time rate and average delay.

Flight numbers on this route

30
30 of 30
Flight numbersBy direction DeparturesOn time
OO5912 LNK → ORD 623 77.5%
OO5215 ORD → LNK 573 81.8%
OO5910 LNK → ORD 564 85.1%
OO5314 ORD → LNK 559 63.7%
OO5915 ORD → LNK 345 68.8%
OO5297 LNK → ORD 299 62.6%
OO5432 LNK → ORD 206 87.0%
OO5510 ORD → LNK 190 69.9%
OO5914 LNK → ORD 147 81.4%
OO5243 LNK → ORD 141 87.9%
OO5213 ORD → LNK 112 72.5%
OO4701 ORD → LNK 91 84.4%
OO5628 LNK → ORD 70 85.1%
OO6231 LNK → ORD 57 83.3%
OO6287 ORD → LNK 57 56.6%
OO5382 ORD → LNK 50 72.9%
OO4718 LNK → ORD 37 63.6%
OO5244 ORD → LNK 37 75.0%
OO5427 ORD → LNK 37 91.9%
OO4748 LNK → ORD 36 74.3%
OO5211 ORD → LNK 36 80.6%
OO5253 LNK → ORD 36 87.5%
OO6002 ORD → LNK 36 77.1%
OO4747 ORD → LNK 35 72.7%
OO5230 LNK → ORD 35 65.7%
OO5732 ORD → LNK 35 85.7%
OO5936 ORD → LNK 32 46.7%
OO5439 ORD → LNK 31 55.2%
OO5478 LNK → ORD 31 87.1%
OO5740 ORD → LNK 30 69.2%

Flight numbers are the codes sold on tickets. On shared flights one aircraft can carry several of them. Only numbers with at least 30 flights have a page.

Monthly figures
PeriodFlights operated Change vs last yearCancelled On-time departures
July 2026 292 +20.2% 17 72.6%
June 2026 283 +18.4% 9 77.7%
May 2026 298 +20.2% 5 77.5%
April 2026 280 +16.7% 20 70.0%
March 2026 233 +48.4% 21 65.2%
February 2026 220 +323.1% 0 77.3%
January 2026 233 +206.6% 3 64.4%
December 2025 234 +141.2% 6 56.8%
November 2025 272 +27.1% 20 75.0%
October 2025 252 +70.3% 0 79.4%
September 2025 231 1 87.4%
August 2025 236 5 78.8%
July 2025 243 3 76.1%
June 2025 239 1 72.8%
May 2025 248 0 84.3%
April 2025 240 0 81.3%
March 2025 157 7 73.2%
February 2025 52 0 65.4%
January 2025 76 2 84.2%
December 2024 97 0 75.3%
November 2024 214 2 90.7%
October 2024 148 2 91.9%

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