Flights Atlanta → Chicago
ATL → ORD
Route overview
The flight route from Atlanta to Chicago operates with a high frequency of 1515 flights, featuring various aircraft models such as the Canadair Regional Jet 700 and Boeing 757. With an on-time performance rate of 78%, these flights experience an average delay of 20.7 minutes, serving one of the busiest destination airports in terms of annual passenger traffic at 80 million passengers per year.
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 Atlanta (ATL) → Chicago (ORD) route is operated by American Airlines, Air France, ITA Airways, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Delta Air Lines, Aer Lingus, Etihad Airways, Iberia Airlines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Lufthansa Cargo, Qatar Airways, United Airlines. Across 1940 flights monitored in recent months, 79% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 20 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.89%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 21.7/100 (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 Atlanta the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Chicago: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Atlanta (ATL) to Chicago (ORD) heads north for about 976 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 38m.
Departures from Atlanta on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 34% of ATL-ORD flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Atlanta the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Chicago it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 1,940 tracked ATL-ORD flights, 79% left on time with an average delay of 20 min and a 2.9% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iberia Airlines (IB) | 86% | 17 min | 4.8% |
| Aer Lingus (EI) | 85% | 22 min | 2.4% |
| KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KL) | 84% | 20 min | 0.0% |
| Air France (AF) | 82% | 18 min | 3.3% |
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 80% | 8 min | 1.8% |
| British Airways (BA) | 77% | 17 min | 2.4% |
| Lufthansa Cargo (LH) | 76% | 15 min | 7.1% |
| United Airlines (UA) | 74% | 10 min | 6.9% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
| ITA Airways (AZ) | 59% | 35 min | 4.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about ATL-ORD
On the Atlanta (ATL) -> Chicago (ORD) route, on-time performance is 79% with an average delay of 20 minutes, based on 1940 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Atlanta-Chicago is 2.89% across 1940 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 13 airlines: American Airlines, Air France, ITA Airways, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Delta Air Lines, Aer Lingus, Etihad Airways, Iberia Airlines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Lufthansa Cargo, Qatar Airways, 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.
