Flights Chicago → Harrisburg
ORD → MDT
Route overview
The flight route from Chicago to Harrisburg operates with a mix of aircraft including the Embraer RJ140, Canadair Regional Jet 700, Airbus A319, and Airbus A320. With 671 total flights recorded, the route has an on-time performance rate of 73%, experiencing an average delay of 19.9 minutes per flight. The destination airport in Harrisburg, which opened in 1918, serves approximately 1.2 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) → Harrisburg (MDT) route is operated by American Airlines, United Airlines. Across 780 flights monitored in recent months, 73% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 22 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.85%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 22.2/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Harrisburg the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Chicago the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Harrisburg: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Chicago (ORD) to Harrisburg (MDT) heads east for about 954 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 37m.
Departures from Chicago on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 36% of ORD-MDT flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Chicago the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Harrisburg it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 780 tracked ORD-MDT flights, 73% left on time with an average delay of 22 min and a 3.9% 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-MDT
On the Chicago (ORD) -> Harrisburg (MDT) route, on-time performance is 73% with an average delay of 22 minutes, based on 780 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Chicago-Harrisburg is 3.85% across 780 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.
