Flights Chattanooga → Chicago
CHA → ORD
Route overview
The flight route from Chattanooga to Chicago operates with an average on-time performance of 78%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 17.6 minutes. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 467 flights using Embraer RJ145 and RJ140 aircraft, serving a destination airport that handles nearly 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 Chattanooga (CHA) → Chicago (ORD) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 552 flights monitored in recent months, 76% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 20 minutes. The cancellation rate is 5.80%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 30.3/100 (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 Chattanooga the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Chicago: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Chattanooga (CHA) to Chicago (ORD) heads north for about 807 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 26m.
Departures from Chattanooga on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 51% of CHA-ORD flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Chattanooga the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Chicago it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 552 tracked CHA-ORD flights, 76% left on time with an average delay of 20 min and a 5.8% 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 CHA-ORD
On the Chattanooga (CHA) -> Chicago (ORD) route, on-time performance is 76% with an average delay of 20 minutes, based on 552 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Chattanooga-Chicago is 5.80% across 552 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.
