Flights Chicago → Kalamazoo
ORD → AZO
Route overview
The flight route from Chicago to Kalamazoo operates with an average of 256 flights per year, using Embraer RJ145 and RJ140 aircraft. With a 77% on-time performance rate, the flights experience an average delay of 15.9 minutes when they are not on schedule.
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) → Kalamazoo (AZO) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 303 flights monitored in recent months, 73% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 24 minutes. The cancellation rate is 4.29%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 18.1/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Kalamazoo the average ATFM delay is 5.7 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from Chicago the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Kalamazoo: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Chicago (ORD) to Kalamazoo (AZO) heads east for about 196 km, a flight time of roughly 40m.
Departures from Chicago on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 40% of ORD-AZO flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Chicago the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Kalamazoo it is 5.7 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 303 tracked ORD-AZO flights, 73% left on time with an average delay of 24 min and a 4.3% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
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Frequently asked questions about ORD-AZO
On the Chicago (ORD) -> Kalamazoo (AZO) route, on-time performance is 73% with an average delay of 24 minutes, based on 303 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Chicago-Kalamazoo is 4.29% across 303 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: American 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.
