Flights Chicago → Duluth
ORD → DLH
How long is the flight from Chicago to Duluth?
The flight from Chicago (ORD) to Duluth (DLH) takes 1h on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 scheduled flights 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 Duluth has a 73% on-time performance rate, with an average delay of 22.2 minutes when flights are not on time. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 320 total flights, serving the relatively low traffic destination airport which handles around 311,062 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) → Duluth (DLH) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 784 flights monitored in recent months, 75% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 21 minutes. The cancellation rate is 6.12%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 30.3/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Duluth the average ATFM delay is 5.7 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from Chicago the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Duluth: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Chicago (ORD) to Duluth (DLH) heads north-west for about 639 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 0m.
Departures from Chicago on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 43% of ORD-DLH flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Chicago the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Duluth it is 5.7 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 784 tracked ORD-DLH flights, 75% left on time with an average delay of 21 min and a 6.1% 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-DLH
The flight from Chicago (ORD) to Duluth (DLH) takes 1h on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Chicago (ORD) -> Duluth (DLH) route, on-time performance is 75% with an average delay of 21 minutes, based on 784 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Chicago-Duluth is 6.12% across 784 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.
