Flights Calgary → Chicago
YYC → ORD
How long is the flight from Calgary to Chicago?
The flight from Calgary (YYC) to Chicago (ORD) takes 2h 47m on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Calgary to Chicago is served by a variety of aircraft including the Boeing 737, Canadair Regional Jet 700, Boeing 737-800, Airbus A320, and Boeing 737-700. The destination airport in Chicago sees an annual passenger traffic of over eighty million people, indicating a high volume of travel activity.
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 Calgary (YYC) → Chicago (ORD) route is operated by American Airlines, Air Canada, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines. Across 28 flights monitored in recent months, 71% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 15 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 16.4/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Chicago the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Calgary the average ATFM delay is 3.0 minutes.
Heading to Chicago: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Calgary (YYC) to Chicago (ORD) heads east for about 2,224 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 47m.
Departures from Calgary on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 50% of YYC-ORD flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Calgary the average ATFM delay is 3.0 min (atfm); arriving into Chicago it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 28 tracked YYC-ORD flights, 71% left on time with an average delay of 15 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 85% | 1 min | 0.8% |
| United Airlines (UA) | 83% | 5 min | 1.3% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about YYC-ORD
The flight from Calgary (YYC) to Chicago (ORD) takes 2h 47m on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Calgary (YYC) -> Chicago (ORD) route, on-time performance is 71% with an average delay of 15 minutes, based on 28 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Calgary-Chicago is 0.00% across 28 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 4 airlines: American Airlines, Air Canada, Delta Air Lines, 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.
