Flights Chicago → Champaign
ORD → CMI
Route overview
The flight route from Chicago to Champaign operates with an average on-time performance rate of 75%, experiencing a mean delay of 15.8 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, approximately 250 flights are conducted using Embraer RJ145 and Embraer RJ140 aircraft, serving the destination airport which handles around 219,756 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) → Champaign (CMI) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 311 flights monitored in recent months, 73% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 21 minutes. The cancellation rate is 6.11%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 35.6/100 (high), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Champaign the average ATFM delay is 3.6 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from Chicago the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Champaign: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Chicago (ORD) to Champaign (CMI) heads south for about 218 km, a flight time of roughly 42m.
Departures from Chicago on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 46% of ORD-CMI flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Chicago the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Champaign it is 3.6 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 311 tracked ORD-CMI flights, 73% left on time with an average delay of 21 min and a 6.1% 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 ORD-CMI
On the Chicago (ORD) -> Champaign (CMI) route, on-time performance is 73% with an average delay of 21 minutes, based on 311 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Chicago-Champaign is 6.11% across 311 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.
