Flights Austin → Chicago
AUS → ORD
Route overview
The flight route from Austin to Chicago operates with a high frequency of 810 flights annually, using aircraft such as the McDonnell Douglas MD-83, Boeing 737-900, Airbus A320, and Boeing 757-200. With an on-time performance rate of 79%, these flights typically experience a mean delay of 22.2 minutes at departure.
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 Austin (AUS) → Chicago (ORD) route is operated by American Airlines, United Airlines. Across 1037 flights monitored in recent months, 79% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 21 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.18%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 26.5/100 (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 Austin the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Chicago: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Austin (AUS) to Chicago (ORD) heads north-east for about 1,574 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 23m.
Departures from Austin on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 56% of AUS-ORD flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Austin the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Chicago it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 1,037 tracked AUS-ORD flights, 79% left on time with an average delay of 21 min and a 3.2% 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% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
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Frequently asked questions about AUS-ORD
On the Austin (AUS) -> Chicago (ORD) route, on-time performance is 79% with an average delay of 21 minutes, based on 1037 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Austin-Chicago is 3.18% across 1037 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American 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.
