Flights Chicago → Dallas-Fort Worth
ORD → DFW
Route overview
This flight route connects Chicago to Dallas-Fort Worth and operates with a fleet of aircraft including the McDonnell Douglas MD-83, Boeing 737-800, Airbus A320, and Boeing 737-700. With an on-time performance rate of 73%, the flights experience an average delay of 22.2 minutes, serving one of the busiest airports in terms of annual passenger traffic at 87,817,864 passengers per year.
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) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) route is operated by American Airlines, Spirit Airlines, United Airlines. Across 2106 flights monitored in recent months, 73% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 22 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.47%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 28.5/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Chicago the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Dallas-Fort Worth: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Chicago (ORD) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) heads south-west for about 1,291 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 2m.
Departures from Chicago on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 43% of ORD-DFW flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Chicago the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Dallas-Fort Worth it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 2,106 tracked ORD-DFW flights, 73% left on time with an average delay of 22 min and a 2.5% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 74% | 10 min | 6.9% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
| Spirit Airlines (NK) | 74% | 10 min | 1.5% |
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Frequently asked questions about ORD-DFW
On the Chicago (ORD) -> Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) route, on-time performance is 73% with an average delay of 22 minutes, based on 2106 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Chicago-Dallas-Fort Worth is 2.47% across 2106 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 3 airlines: American Airlines, Spirit Airlines, 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.
