Flights Chicago → Lexington KY
ORD → LEX
Route overview
The flight route from Chicago to Lexington, Kentucky, operates with an average on-time performance rate of 74%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 18.6 minutes. The route sees approximately 647 total flights annually and is served by Embraer RJ140 and RJ145 aircraft, catering to the destination airport's annual passenger traffic of 1,314,762 passengers.
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) → Lexington KY (LEX) route is operated by American Airlines, United Airlines. Across 798 flights monitored in recent months, 73% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 20 minutes. The cancellation rate is 4.51%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 22/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Lexington KY the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Chicago the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Lexington KY: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Chicago (ORD) to Lexington KY (LEX) heads south-east for about 521 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 4m.
Departures from Chicago on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 41% of ORD-LEX flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Chicago the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Lexington KY it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 798 tracked ORD-LEX flights, 73% left on time with an average delay of 20 min and a 4.5% 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-LEX
On the Chicago (ORD) -> Lexington KY (LEX) route, on-time performance is 73% with an average delay of 20 minutes, based on 798 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Chicago-Lexington KY is 4.51% across 798 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American Airlines, United Airlines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Lexington KY, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
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.
