Flights Chicago → Columbia
ORD → COU
Route overview
The flight route from Chicago to Columbia operates with an average on-time performance of 72%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 22.8 minutes. Over the course of a year, approximately 541 flights are conducted using Embraer RJ145 and RJ140 aircraft, serving a destination airport that sees around 259,286 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 (COU) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 603 flights monitored in recent months, 71% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 24 minutes. The cancellation rate is 6.14%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 32.3/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Columbia the average ATFM delay is 4.2 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from Chicago the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Columbia: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Chicago (ORD) to Columbia (COU) heads south-west for about 507 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 3m.
Departures from Chicago on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 37% of ORD-COU flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Chicago the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Columbia it is 4.2 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 603 tracked ORD-COU flights, 71% left on time with an average delay of 24 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-COU
On the Chicago (ORD) -> Columbia (COU) route, on-time performance is 71% with an average delay of 24 minutes, based on 603 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Chicago-Columbia is 6.14% across 603 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.
