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Chicago (ORD) to Hilton Head (HHH): On-Time Performance

Data through May 2026

Chicago (ORD) to Hilton Head (HHH) is a thinner route than most in this dataset — 108 departures over the past year, roughly 2 a week — so treat these numbers as indicative rather than definitive. Of the flights that did operate, 74% arrived on time.

On-time
74%
arrived <15 min late
Avg delay
17 min
completed flights
Cancelled
0.7%
Flights/day
0.30
last 12 months
Duration
2h 26m
scheduled
Distance
781 mi

Monthly on-time trend

Monthly on-time percentage for ORD to HHH flights50%75%100%June 2024: 100% on-time (10 flights)100Jun 2024July 2024: 75% on-time (8 flights)75August 2024: 50% on-time (4 flights)50April 2025: 100% on-time (4 flights)100Apr 2025May 2025: 100% on-time (5 flights)100June 2025: 75% on-time (8 flights)75July 2025: 63% on-time (8 flights)63Jul 2025August 2025: 50% on-time (4 flights)50September 2025: 75% on-time (4 flights)75October 2025: 75% on-time (4 flights)75Oct 2025November 2025: 100% on-time (1 flights)100March 2026: 71% on-time (7 flights)71April 2026: 60% on-time (30 flights)60Apr 2026May 2026: 78% on-time (42 flights)78

Best time to fly from ORD to HHH

By day of week

DayOn-timeAvg delay
Monday80%16 min
Tuesday70%24 min
Wednesday80%6 min
Thursday64%13 min
Friday46%32 min
Saturday76%17 min
Sundaybest91%20 min

What causes delays on this route

Share of total delay minutes by cause, as reported by carriers to the US DOT.

  • Late-arriving aircraft29%
  • Airline operations24%
  • National airspace system39%
  • Weather8%

Frequently asked questions

How often are flights from ORD to HHH delayed?
26% of ORD–HHH flights arrived 15 or more minutes late (the US DOT definition of a delay) between 2024-06 and 2026-05. The average arrival delay across completed flights was 17 minutes.
How long is the flight from ORD to HHH?
The scheduled ORD–HHH flight time averages 2h 26m over 781 miles. Actual arrival times vary — flights on this route land 15+ minutes late 26% of the time.
How often are ORD to HHH flights cancelled?
0.7% of scheduled flights on this route were cancelled between 2024-06 and 2026-05, at or below the national rate of 1.6%.

Based on 139 flights, 2024-062026-05. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Updated 2026-07-01.