Flights Chicago → Huntsville
ORD → HSV
Route overview
The flight route from Chicago to Huntsville operates with an Embraer RJ145 aircraft and has a relatively low on-time performance rate of 60%, with an average delay time of 50.7 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 377 flights, serving a destination airport that handles around 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) → Huntsville (HSV) route is operated by American Airlines, United Airlines. Across 433 flights monitored in recent months, 61% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 48 minutes. The cancellation rate is 5.31%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 27.9/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Huntsville the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Chicago the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Huntsville: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Chicago (ORD) to Huntsville (HSV) heads south for about 822 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 27m.
Departures from Chicago on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 61% of ORD-HSV flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Chicago the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Huntsville it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 433 tracked ORD-HSV flights, 61% left on time with an average delay of 48 min and a 5.3% 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-HSV
On the Chicago (ORD) -> Huntsville (HSV) route, on-time performance is 61% with an average delay of 48 minutes, based on 433 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Chicago-Huntsville is 5.31% across 433 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.
