Flights Chicago → New York
ORD → JFK
Route overview
The flight route from Chicago to New York operates with a mix of aircraft including the Boeing 737-800, Embraer 190, Airbus A320, and Canadair Regional Jet 900. With an on-time performance rate of 75%, flights experience an average delay of 21.9 minutes, based on a total of 770 flights recorded. The destination airport, which opened in 1948, handles over 62 million 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) → New York (JFK) route is operated by American Airlines, JetBlue Airways, Delta Air Lines, Qatar Airways. Across 980 flights monitored in recent months, 73% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 24 minutes. The cancellation rate is 6.12%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 24.8/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At New York the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Chicago the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to New York: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Chicago (ORD) to New York (JFK) heads east for about 1,188 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 54m.
Departures from Chicago on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 43% of ORD-JFK flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Chicago the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into New York it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 980 tracked ORD-JFK flights, 73% left on time with an average delay of 24 min and a 6.1% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 80% | 8 min | 1.8% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
| JetBlue Airways (B6) | 72% | 14 min | 1.7% |
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Frequently asked questions about ORD-JFK
On the Chicago (ORD) -> New York (JFK) route, on-time performance is 73% with an average delay of 24 minutes, based on 980 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Chicago-New York is 6.12% across 980 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 4 airlines: American Airlines, JetBlue Airways, Delta Air Lines, Qatar Airways.
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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.
