Kincheloe, MI · Airport profile
CIU
Chippewa County International Airport
CIU right now
Live conditions where a permitted source publishes them, and the historical record where none does.
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82.6% leave on time
17:00–17:59 local · 23 departures on record
When flights run late in this hour, most of the delay is attributed to the airline.
Historical pattern for CIU from US DOT BTS — not a live reading.
No current observation is available for this airport.
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Airport reliability
Best time to fly from CIU
On-time arrival rate by scheduled local departure time.
Flights departing 12–3 PM arrived on time 81.3% of the time, against 73.7% for 3–6 PM departures — a gap of 7.6 percentage points.
By departure window
By departure hour
Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · July 2023 – June 2026 · Buckets with fewer than 120 flights are not scored.
Weekly and seasonal patterns
By day of week
Wednesday is historically the most reliable day and Saturday the least, a gap of 10.5 percentage points.
By month
December is historically the weakest month and October the strongest, a spread of 18.6 percentage points.
Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · July 2023 – June 2026
Airlines at CIU
Departure performance by operating carrier. Regional flights are reported by the carrier that operated them, not by the mainline brand.
| Carrier | Departures | On time | Cancelled | Median delay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SkyWest Airlines OO | 2,330 | 78.9% | 2.53% | -9 min |
Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · July 2023 – June 2026 · Carriers with fewer than 500 departures are not listed.
Routes from CIU
Ranked by FlyerIntel Route Reliability Score.
Most reliable
Least reliable
Busiest routes
Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · July 2023 – June 2026 · Only routes with at least 750 flights are ranked.
Reliability over time
On-time arrival rate for departures, by month.
Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · July 2023 – June 2026
Data and sources
Historical statistics
Every historical figure on this page is calculated by FlyerIntel from US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time performance records covering July 2023 – June 2026, comprising 2,330 departures from CIU. A flight counts as delayed when it arrives 15 or more minutes after schedule.
Live conditions
Aviation weather comes from the NOAA Aviation Weather Center. Operational events come from the FAA where available. FlyerIntel shows the age of every live value and does not display data it cannot currently retrieve.