Flights Chicago → Miami
ORD → MIA
How long is the flight from Chicago to Miami?
The flight from Chicago (ORD) to Miami (MIA) takes 2h 46m on average. That is the median time recorded across 5 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Chicago to Miami operates with a Boeing 737-800, Boeing 767-300, and Canadair Regional Jet 700, serving one of the busiest airports in terms of annual passengers at the destination. With 1,309 total flights recorded, the route maintains a punctuality rate of 75%, with an average delay time of 15.2 minutes per flight.
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) → Miami (MIA) route is operated by American Airlines, United Airlines. Across 2875 flights monitored in recent months, 74% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 19 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.37%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 24/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Miami the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Chicago the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Miami: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Chicago (ORD) to Miami (MIA) heads south-east for about 1,930 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 46m.
Departures from Chicago on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 54% of ORD-MIA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Chicago the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Miami it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 2,875 tracked ORD-MIA flights, 74% left on time with an average delay of 19 min and a 2.4% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 83% | 5 min | 1.3% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about ORD-MIA
The flight from Chicago (ORD) to Miami (MIA) takes 2h 46m on average. That is the median time recorded across 5 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Chicago (ORD) -> Miami (MIA) route, on-time performance is 74% with an average delay of 19 minutes, based on 2875 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Chicago-Miami is 2.37% across 2875 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.
