Flights Chicago → Memphis
ORD → MEM
Route overview
The flight route from Chicago to Memphis operates with a fleet of Canadair Regional Jet 700, Embraer RJ145, Embraer RJ140, and Canadair Regional Jet 900 aircraft. With 687 total flights recorded, the route maintains an on-time performance rate of 76%, experiencing an average delay of 17.3 minutes per flight. The destination airport sees approximately 4,355,206 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.
US flight refund rules & checker →General information, not legal advice.
The Chicago (ORD) → Memphis (MEM) route is operated by American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines. Across 845 flights monitored in recent months, 75% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 18 minutes. The cancellation rate is 4.14%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 26.3/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Memphis the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Chicago the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Memphis: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Chicago (ORD) to Memphis (MEM) heads south for about 792 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 25m.
Departures from Chicago on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 37% of ORD-MEM flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Chicago the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Memphis it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 845 tracked ORD-MEM flights, 75% left on time with an average delay of 18 min and a 4.1% cancellation rate.
Route facts
Flights on this route
Check the risk of a specific flight.
Flexible on this trip? Compare flights
Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 80% | 8 min | 1.8% |
| United Airlines (UA) | 74% | 10 min | 6.9% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
Airlines operating ORD-MEM
Airports
Frequently asked questions about ORD-MEM
On the Chicago (ORD) -> Memphis (MEM) route, on-time performance is 75% with an average delay of 18 minutes, based on 845 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Chicago-Memphis is 4.14% across 845 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 3 airlines: American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Memphis, 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.
