Flights Bloomington → Chicago
BMI → ORD
Route overview
The flight route from Bloomington to Chicago operates with an average on-time performance of 84%, experiencing a mean delay of 15 minutes. Over the past year, there have been 255 flights on this route using Embraer RJ140 and RJ145 aircraft models. The destination airport in Chicago serves over 80 million passengers annually.
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 Bloomington (BMI) → Chicago (ORD) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 317 flights monitored in recent months, 79% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 19 minutes. The cancellation rate is 4.73%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 17.1/100 (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 Bloomington the average ATFM delay is 1.9 minutes.
Heading to Chicago: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Bloomington (BMI) to Chicago (ORD) heads north-east for about 187 km, a flight time of roughly 39m.
Departures from Bloomington on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 62% of BMI-ORD flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Bloomington the average ATFM delay is 1.9 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into Chicago it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 317 tracked BMI-ORD flights, 79% left on time with an average delay of 19 min and a 4.7% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
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Frequently asked questions about BMI-ORD
On the Bloomington (BMI) -> Chicago (ORD) route, on-time performance is 79% with an average delay of 19 minutes, based on 317 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Bloomington-Chicago is 4.73% across 317 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: American 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.
