Flights Charlottesville VA → Chicago
CHO → ORD
How long is the flight from Charlottesville VA to Chicago?
The flight from Charlottesville VA (CHO) to Chicago (ORD) takes 1h 18m on average. That is the median time recorded across 3 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 Charlottesville, Virginia to Chicago operates with a moderate on-time performance rate of 69%, with an average delay time of 43 minutes. Over the course of a year, this route sees 344 flights, serving one of the busiest 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 Charlottesville VA (CHO) → Chicago (ORD) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 714 flights monitored in recent months, 75% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 30 minutes. The cancellation rate is 4.48%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 28.8/100 (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 Charlottesville VA the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Chicago: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Charlottesville VA (CHO) to Chicago (ORD) heads north-west for about 910 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 18m.
Departures from Charlottesville VA on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 38% of CHO-ORD flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Charlottesville VA the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Chicago it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 714 tracked CHO-ORD flights, 75% left on time with an average delay of 30 min and a 4.5% 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 CHO-ORD
The flight from Charlottesville VA (CHO) to Chicago (ORD) takes 1h 18m on average. That is the median time recorded across 3 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Charlottesville VA (CHO) -> Chicago (ORD) route, on-time performance is 75% with an average delay of 30 minutes, based on 714 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Charlottesville VA-Chicago is 4.48% across 714 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.
