X Flight wait times
X Flight at Six Flags Great America averages 23 minutes. It is shortest at 4pm and worst at 5pm. It has run 89% of the park's opening hours recently.
X Flight queue times, day by day
X Flight over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
X Flight has averaged about 23 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 14 minutes, with the longest queues near 5pm, and the shortest near 4pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
X Flight queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
X Flight peaks at 8pm with 35 minutes, and is at its shortest at 10am with 3. Riding it at the right hour saves 32 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride X Flight
Best time to ride
X Flight averages 3 minutes at 10am against 35 at the 8pm peak - 32 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 75 minutes.
X Flight by day of the week
Average wait by day
6 days with a recorded queue
- Fri25m
- Sat36m
- Sun33m
Friday is the quietest day for X Flight, at 25 minutes against 36 on Saturday.
Does X Flight break down?
Uptime and closures
89% of opening hours · 6 days recorded
↑ improvingRunning 89% of the minutes Six Flags Great America was open, across the last 6 recorded days.
Last 6 days uptime
- 93%
- 75%
- 81%
- 96%
- 93%
- 96%
X Flight ran 89% of Six Flags Great America's opening hours across 6 recorded days, and is improving. It ran without a recorded stop on Saturday 10 Oct.
Longest X Flight queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 26 Sept75m
- 2Saturday 3 Oct60m
- 3Friday 9 Oct60m
- 4Sunday 27 Sept45m
- 5Sunday 4 Oct45m
- 6Friday 2 Oct35m
The worst queue recorded for X Flight was 75 minutes on Saturday 26 Sept.
X Flight through the year
All-time average by month
From this ride's own recorded readings · minutes
Queue times are the figures Six Flags Great America publishes for this ride, recorded every few minutes through the park's own opening hours. The hourly pattern is this ride's own last 28 days; the day-by-day rail is its last 14 days. Uptime is the share of the park's operating minutes the ride was running.
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About X Flight
X Flight is one of 22 rides tracked at Six Flags Great America, 11th longest of 22 by usual wait. It queues about 23 minutes on a typical day, longer than the 21-minute park average.
X Flight has averaged about 23 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 5pm and quietest around 4pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 89% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Fridays and busiest on Saturdays.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for X Flight?
The live wait time for X Flight at Six Flags Great America is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live X Flight wait times.
Is X Flight open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether X Flight is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Six Flags Great America's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, X Flight has been open around 89% of Six Flags Great America's operating hours. You can also see the live status of every ride at Six Flags Great America.
What's the best time of day to ride X Flight?
Based on historical wait time data, X Flight is typically quietest around 4pm. For most rides the queue is shortest in the first hour after the park opens and the last hour before it closes, with midday through mid-afternoon the busiest window.
What is the best day to ride X Flight?
X Flight is usually quietest on Fridays, and busiest on Saturdays based on recent weeks - visit on a Friday for shorter waits.
How long is the line for X Flight usually?
Over recent weeks, X Flight has averaged about 23 minutes, with lines usually longest around 5pm. Wait times usually build through the morning, peak from midday to mid-afternoon, then ease off before close. Weekends and school holidays run noticeably longer than quiet weekdays. This page shows today's live wait time, the day's average, hourly breakdowns and the full history of peak lines for X Flight at Six Flags Great America.
Is X Flight often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, X Flight has been running about 89% of the time. We track X Flight's uptime and downtime automatically - see the "Reliability" and "Downtime History" panels on this page for its full record over the last 30 days, including any current closures and how long they've lasted.
Where can I find X Flight at Six Flags Great America?
X Flight is at Six Flags Great America - see the park map and full ride list for its exact location. The Six Flags Great America page also shows which rides nearby have the shortest lines right now.
Can I get wait time alerts for X Flight?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when X Flight's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when X Flight is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.