Flights Chicago → Fargo
ORD → FAR
Route overview
The flight route from Chicago to Fargo operates with an average on-time performance of 66%, experiencing a mean delay of 29.8 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 654 flights using Embraer RJ145 aircraft, serving a destination airport that handles nearly one 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) → Fargo (FAR) route is operated by American Airlines, United Airlines. Across 777 flights monitored in recent months, 67% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 31 minutes. The cancellation rate is 5.41%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 28.2/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Fargo the average ATFM delay is 6.7 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from Chicago the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Fargo: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Chicago (ORD) to Fargo (FAR) heads north-west for about 895 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 32m.
Departures from Chicago on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 38% of ORD-FAR flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Chicago the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Fargo it is 6.7 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 777 tracked ORD-FAR flights, 67% left on time with an average delay of 31 min and a 5.4% 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-FAR
On the Chicago (ORD) -> Fargo (FAR) route, on-time performance is 67% with an average delay of 31 minutes, based on 777 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Chicago-Fargo is 5.41% across 777 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.
