Flights Baltimore → Chicago
BWI → ORD
Route overview
The flight route from Baltimore to Chicago operates with an average on-time performance of 82%, experiencing a mean delay of 25.4 minutes per flight. Over the past year, this route has seen 617 flights using various aircraft models including Embraer and Boeing variants, as well as Airbus planes.
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 Baltimore (BWI) → Chicago (ORD) route is operated by American Airlines, United Airlines. Across 837 flights monitored in recent months, 80% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 24 minutes. The cancellation rate is 4.42%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 22.5/100 (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 Baltimore the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Chicago: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Baltimore (BWI) to Chicago (ORD) heads west for about 998 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 40m.
Departures from Baltimore on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 37% of BWI-ORD flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Baltimore the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Chicago it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 837 tracked BWI-ORD flights, 80% left on time with an average delay of 24 min and a 4.4% 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 BWI-ORD
On the Baltimore (BWI) -> Chicago (ORD) route, on-time performance is 80% with an average delay of 24 minutes, based on 837 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Baltimore-Chicago is 4.42% across 837 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.
