Flights Chicago → El Paso
ORD → ELP
How long is the flight from Chicago to El Paso?
The flight from Chicago (ORD) to El Paso (ELP) takes about 2h 54m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
Route overview
This flight route operates between Chicago and El Paso with an average on-time performance rate of 73%, experiencing a mean delay of 13 minutes. Over the course of a year, approximately 178 flights are conducted using Embraer 175 aircraft, serving a destination airport that handles nearly 3.67 million 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) → El Paso (ELP) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 420 flights monitored in recent months, 72% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 17 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.38%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 21.9/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At El Paso the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Chicago the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to El Paso: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Chicago (ORD) to El Paso (ELP) heads south-west for about 1,987 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 54m.
Departures from Chicago on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 62% of ORD-ELP flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Chicago the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into El Paso it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 420 tracked ORD-ELP flights, 72% left on time with an average delay of 17 min and a 2.4% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about ORD-ELP
The flight from Chicago (ORD) to El Paso (ELP) takes about 2h 54m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
On the Chicago (ORD) -> El Paso (ELP) route, on-time performance is 72% with an average delay of 17 minutes, based on 420 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Chicago-El Paso is 2.38% across 420 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: American Airlines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at El Paso, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
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.
