Flights Champaign → Chicago
CMI → ORD
How long is the flight from Champaign to Chicago?
The flight from Champaign (CMI) to Chicago (ORD) takes 41 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Champaign to Chicago operates with an average on-time performance rate of 80%, experiencing a mean delay of 13.6 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, approximately 250 flights are conducted using Embraer RJ145 and RJ140 aircraft, serving one of the busiest airports in terms of annual passenger traffic at 80,071,737 passengers.
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 Champaign (CMI) → Chicago (ORD) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 612 flights monitored in recent months, 80% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 17 minutes. The cancellation rate is 4.74%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 30.2/100 (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 Champaign the average ATFM delay is 3.6 minutes.
Heading to Chicago: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Champaign (CMI) to Chicago (ORD) heads north for about 218 km, a flight time of roughly 41m.
Departures from Champaign on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 40% of CMI-ORD flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Champaign the average ATFM delay is 3.6 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into Chicago it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 612 tracked CMI-ORD flights, 80% left on time with an average delay of 17 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) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about CMI-ORD
The flight from Champaign (CMI) to Chicago (ORD) takes 41 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Champaign (CMI) -> Chicago (ORD) route, on-time performance is 80% with an average delay of 17 minutes, based on 612 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Champaign-Chicago is 4.74% across 612 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.
