Flights Chicago → Moline
ORD → MLI
Route overview
The flight route from Chicago to Moline operates with an average on-time performance of 71%, and when delays occur, they typically last around 24 minutes. Over the course of a year, approximately 706 flights are conducted using aircraft such as the Embraer RJ140, Embraer RJ145, and Canadair Regional Jet 700, serving an airport that sees about 719,000 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.
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The Chicago (ORD) → Moline (MLI) route is operated by American Airlines, United Airlines. Across 858 flights monitored in recent months, 70% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 30 minutes. The cancellation rate is 7.93%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 24.5/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Moline the average ATFM delay is 4.4 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from Chicago the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Moline: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Chicago (ORD) to Moline (MLI) heads west for about 224 km, a flight time of roughly 42m.
Departures from Chicago on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 42% of ORD-MLI flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Chicago the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Moline it is 4.4 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 858 tracked ORD-MLI flights, 70% left on time with an average delay of 30 min and a 7.9% 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-MLI
On the Chicago (ORD) -> Moline (MLI) route, on-time performance is 70% with an average delay of 30 minutes, based on 858 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Chicago-Moline is 7.93% across 858 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.
