Flights Burlington → Chicago
BTV → ORD
Route overview
The flight route from Burlington to Chicago operates with an average on-time performance rate of 81%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 16.4 minutes. Over the course of a year, this route sees 257 total flights using Canadair Regional Jet 700 aircraft, serving one of the busiest destination airports in the United States, which handles approximately 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 Burlington (BTV) → Chicago (ORD) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 333 flights monitored in recent months, 79% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 18 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.80%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 25.2/100 (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 Burlington the average ATFM delay is 5.3 minutes.
Heading to Chicago: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Burlington (BTV) to Chicago (ORD) heads west for about 1,225 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 57m.
Departures from Burlington on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 39% of BTV-ORD flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Burlington the average ATFM delay is 5.3 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into Chicago it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 333 tracked BTV-ORD flights, 79% left on time with an average delay of 18 min and a 1.8% 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% |
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Frequently asked questions about BTV-ORD
On the Burlington (BTV) -> Chicago (ORD) route, on-time performance is 79% with an average delay of 18 minutes, based on 333 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Burlington-Chicago is 1.80% across 333 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: 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.
