Flights Anchorage → Chicago
ANC → ORD
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 Anchorage (ANC) → Chicago (ORD) route is operated by Alaska Airlines, United Airlines. Across 58 flights monitored in recent months, 61% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 38 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.72%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 9.7/100 (low), 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 Anchorage the average ATFM delay is 0.9 minutes.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Airlines (AS) | 83% | 1 min | 1.1% |
| United Airlines (UA) | 81% | 6 min | 1.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about ANC-ORD
On the Anchorage (ANC) -> Chicago (ORD) route, on-time performance is 61% with an average delay of 38 minutes, based on 58 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Anchorage-Chicago is 1.72% across 58 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: Alaska Airlines, 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.
