Flights Chicago → Eau Claire
ORD → EAU
How long is the flight from Chicago to Eau Claire?
The flight from Chicago (ORD) to Eau Claire (EAU) takes 47 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight 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 Eau Claire has a moderate on-time performance rate of 71%, with an average delay time of 35.2 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 152 flights serving the relatively low-traffic destination airport which handles around 48,536 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) → Eau Claire (EAU) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 330 flights monitored in recent months, 74% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 24 minutes. The cancellation rate is 6.97%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 30.9/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Eau Claire the average ATFM delay is 5.0 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from Chicago the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Eau Claire: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Chicago (ORD) to Eau Claire (EAU) heads north-west for about 432 km, a flight time of roughly 47m.
Departures from Chicago on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 54% of ORD-EAU flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Chicago the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Eau Claire it is 5.0 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 330 tracked ORD-EAU flights, 74% left on time with an average delay of 24 min and a 7.0% 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-EAU
The flight from Chicago (ORD) to Eau Claire (EAU) takes 47 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Chicago (ORD) -> Eau Claire (EAU) route, on-time performance is 74% with an average delay of 24 minutes, based on 330 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Chicago-Eau Claire is 6.97% across 330 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.
