Flights Chicago → Champaign
ORD → CMI
How long is the flight from Chicago to Champaign?
The flight from Chicago (ORD) to Champaign (CMI) takes 27 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight 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 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 612 flights monitored in recent months, 75% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 18 minutes. The cancellation rate is 4.74%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 29.5/100 (medium), 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 5.5 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 27m.
Departures from Chicago on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 52% of ORD-CMI flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Chicago the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Champaign it is 3.6 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 612 tracked ORD-CMI flights, 75% left on time with an average delay of 18 min and a 4.7% 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 ORD-CMI
The flight from Chicago (ORD) to Champaign (CMI) takes 27 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Chicago (ORD) -> Champaign (CMI) route, on-time performance is 75% with an average delay of 18 minutes, based on 612 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Chicago-Champaign is 4.74% across 612 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.
