Flights Chicago → Charleston
ORD → CRW
How long is the flight from Chicago to Charleston?
The flight from Chicago (ORD) to Charleston (CRW) takes 55 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 Charleston has a relatively low on-time performance rate of 63%, with an average delay time of 37.6 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 208 flights serving a destination airport that handles around 425,000 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) → Charleston (CRW) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 594 flights monitored in recent months, 66% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 33 minutes. The cancellation rate is 4.21%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 24.8/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Charleston the average ATFM delay is 3.8 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from Chicago the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Charleston: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Chicago (ORD) to Charleston (CRW) heads south-east for about 669 km, a flight time of roughly 55m.
Departures from Chicago on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 39% of ORD-CRW flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Chicago the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Charleston it is 3.8 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 594 tracked ORD-CRW flights, 66% left on time with an average delay of 33 min and a 4.2% 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-CRW
The flight from Chicago (ORD) to Charleston (CRW) takes 55 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) -> Charleston (CRW) route, on-time performance is 66% with an average delay of 33 minutes, based on 594 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Chicago-Charleston is 4.21% across 594 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.
