Flights Chicago → Akron
ORD → CAK
How long is the flight from Chicago to Akron?
The flight from Chicago (ORD) to Akron (CAK) takes 56 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 4 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 Chicago to Akron has a punctuality rate of 64%, with an average delay of 41.8 minutes per flight. Over the past year, there have been 535 flights on this route, serving the busy Akron-Canton Regional Airport, which opened in 1946 and currently handles approximately 1.4 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 Chicago (ORD) → Akron (CAK) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 1290 flights monitored in recent months, 70% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 27 minutes. The cancellation rate is 6.20%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 31.6/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Akron the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Chicago the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Akron: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Chicago (ORD) to Akron (CAK) heads east for about 551 km, a flight time of roughly 56m.
Departures from Chicago on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 46% of ORD-CAK flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Chicago the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Akron it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 1,290 tracked ORD-CAK flights, 70% left on time with an average delay of 27 min and a 6.2% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 83% | 5 min | 1.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about ORD-CAK
The flight from Chicago (ORD) to Akron (CAK) takes 56 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 4 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Chicago (ORD) -> Akron (CAK) route, on-time performance is 70% with an average delay of 27 minutes, based on 1290 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Chicago-Akron is 6.20% across 1290 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: 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.
