Flights Chicago → Fort Wayne
ORD → FWA
Route overview
The flight route from Chicago to Fort Wayne operates with an average on-time performance of 68%, experiencing a mean delay of 27.3 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, approximately 671 flights are conducted using Embraer RJ140 and RJ145 aircraft, serving an airport that sees around 727,896 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) → Fort Wayne (FWA) route is operated by American Airlines, United Airlines. Across 840 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 7.14%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 29.4/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Fort Wayne the average ATFM delay is 5.2 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from Chicago the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Fort Wayne: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Chicago (ORD) to Fort Wayne (FWA) heads south-east for about 252 km, a flight time of roughly 44m.
Departures from Chicago on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 39% of ORD-FWA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Chicago the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Fort Wayne it is 5.2 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 840 tracked ORD-FWA flights, 67% left on time with an average delay of 31 min and a 7.1% 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-FWA
On the Chicago (ORD) -> Fort Wayne (FWA) route, on-time performance is 67% with an average delay of 31 minutes, based on 840 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Chicago-Fort Wayne is 7.14% across 840 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.
