Flights Chicago → Columbia
ORD → CAE
How long is the flight from Chicago to Columbia?
The flight from Chicago (ORD) to Columbia (CAE) takes about 1h 46m. 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 Columbia has a punctuality rate of 73%, with an average delay of 24.9 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 267 flights servicing a destination airport that handles around 1,063,630 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) → Columbia (CAE) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 839 flights monitored in recent months, 74% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 21 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.81%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 22.7/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Columbia the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Chicago the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Columbia: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Chicago (ORD) to Columbia (CAE) heads south-east for about 1,073 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 46m.
Departures from Chicago on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 40% of ORD-CAE flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Chicago the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Columbia it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 839 tracked ORD-CAE flights, 74% left on time with an average delay of 21 min and a 3.8% 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-CAE
The flight from Chicago (ORD) to Columbia (CAE) takes about 1h 46m. 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 (ORD) -> Columbia (CAE) route, on-time performance is 74% with an average delay of 21 minutes, based on 839 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Chicago-Columbia is 3.81% across 839 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.
