Flights Chicago → Rochester
MDW → ROC
How long is the flight from Chicago to Rochester?
The flight from Chicago (MDW) to Rochester (ROC) takes about 1h 28m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
Route overview
The flight route from Chicago to Rochester has a punctuality rate of 63%, with an average delay time of 19.4 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees 142 flights, serving the relatively busy destination airport which handles approximately 2,393,251 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 Chicago (MDW) → Rochester (ROC) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 375 flights monitored in recent months, 54% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 26 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.40%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 23.3/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Rochester the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Chicago the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Rochester: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Chicago (MDW) to Rochester (ROC) heads east for about 840 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 28m.
Departures from Chicago on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 52% of MDW-ROC flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Chicago the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Rochester it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 375 tracked MDW-ROC flights, 54% left on time with an average delay of 26 min and a 2.4% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 75% | 5 min | 0.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about MDW-ROC
The flight from Chicago (MDW) to Rochester (ROC) takes about 1h 28m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
On the Chicago (MDW) -> Rochester (ROC) route, on-time performance is 54% with an average delay of 26 minutes, based on 375 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Chicago-Rochester is 2.40% across 375 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Southwest 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.
