Flights Anchorage → Chicago
ANC → ORD
How long is the flight from Anchorage to Chicago?
The flight from Anchorage (ANC) to Chicago (ORD) takes 5h 17m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Anchorage to Chicago operates with a Boeing 737-800 aircraft and has an on-time performance rate of 61%, with average delays of 38.1 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, the destination airport serves approximately 80 million passengers, indicating high traffic and potential congestion that may contribute to delays.
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 469 flights monitored in recent months, 82% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 13 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.71%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 16.8/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Chicago the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Anchorage the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Chicago: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Anchorage (ANC) to Chicago (ORD) heads east for about 4,568 km, a flight time of roughly 5h 17m.
Departures from Anchorage on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 71% of ANC-ORD flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Anchorage the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Chicago it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 469 tracked ANC-ORD flights, 82% left on time with an average delay of 13 min and a 1.7% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Airlines (AS) | 85% | -1 min | 0.5% |
| United Airlines (UA) | 83% | 5 min | 1.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about ANC-ORD
The flight from Anchorage (ANC) to Chicago (ORD) takes 5h 17m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Anchorage (ANC) -> Chicago (ORD) route, on-time performance is 82% with an average delay of 13 minutes, based on 469 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Anchorage-Chicago is 1.71% across 469 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.
