Flights Allentown → Chicago
ABE → ORD
Route overview
The flight route from Allentown to Chicago operates with an average on-time performance rate of 69%, experiencing mean delays of 32.2 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees 254 flights using Embraer RJ145 aircraft, serving one of the busiest airports in terms of annual passenger traffic at 80,071,737 passengers.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Allentown (ABE) → Chicago (ORD) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 293 flights monitored in recent months, 71% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 32 minutes. The cancellation rate is 7.51%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 25/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Chicago the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Allentown the average ATFM delay is 4.0 minutes.
Heading to Chicago: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Allentown (ABE) to Chicago (ORD) heads west for about 1,050 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 44m.
Departures from Allentown on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 41% of ABE-ORD flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Allentown the average ATFM delay is 4.0 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into Chicago it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 293 tracked ABE-ORD flights, 71% left on time with an average delay of 32 min and a 7.5% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 74% | 10 min | 6.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about ABE-ORD
On the Allentown (ABE) -> Chicago (ORD) route, on-time performance is 71% with an average delay of 32 minutes, based on 293 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Allentown-Chicago is 7.51% across 293 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: United Airlines.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
