Flights Chicago → Manhattan
ORD → MHK
Route overview
This flight route operates between Chicago and Manhattan with an average on-time performance rate of 72%, experiencing a mean delay of 20.2 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, approximately 162,614 passengers use this destination airport, and the flights are conducted using Embraer RJ140 and RJ145 aircraft.
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) → Manhattan (MHK) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 228 flights monitored in recent months, 67% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 28 minutes. The cancellation rate is 6.14%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 22.3/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Manhattan the average ATFM delay is 2.4 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from Chicago the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Manhattan: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Chicago (ORD) to Manhattan (MHK) heads west for about 804 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 25m.
Departures from Chicago on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 53% of ORD-MHK flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Chicago the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Manhattan it is 2.4 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 228 tracked ORD-MHK flights, 67% left on time with an average delay of 28 min and a 6.1% 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-MHK
On the Chicago (ORD) -> Manhattan (MHK) route, on-time performance is 67% with an average delay of 28 minutes, based on 228 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Chicago-Manhattan is 6.14% across 228 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.
