Flights Chicago → Dayton
ORD → DAY
Route overview
The flight route from Chicago to Dayton operates with an average on-time performance rate of 68%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 37.8 minutes. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 820 flights using aircraft such as the Embraer RJ145 and Canadair Regional Jet 700, serving the destination airport which opened in 1937 and currently handles around 2,069,572 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) → Dayton (DAY) route is operated by American Airlines, United Airlines. Across 1016 flights monitored in recent months, 66% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 38 minutes. The cancellation rate is 4.53%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 26.3/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Dayton the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Chicago the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Dayton: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Chicago (ORD) to Dayton (DAY) heads south-east for about 386 km, a flight time of roughly 54m.
Departures from Chicago on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 41% of ORD-DAY flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Chicago the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Dayton it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 1,016 tracked ORD-DAY flights, 66% left on time with an average delay of 38 min and a 4.5% 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% |
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Frequently asked questions about ORD-DAY
On the Chicago (ORD) -> Dayton (DAY) route, on-time performance is 66% with an average delay of 38 minutes, based on 1016 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Chicago-Dayton is 4.53% across 1016 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American 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.
