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Flights Chicago → Newark

ORD → EWR

10.3
Average risk (Low)
75%
On-time
17 min
Average delay
4.3%
Cancellations
2
Airlines

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) → Newark (EWR) route is operated by American Airlines, United Airlines. Across 1485 flights monitored in recent months, 75% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 17 minutes. The cancellation rate is 4.31%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 10.3/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Newark the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Chicago the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.

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Airline punctuality on this route

Airline On-time Average delay Cancellations
United Airlines (UA) 81% 6 min 1.9%
American Airlines (AA) 76% 9 min 2.4%

Frequently asked questions about ORD-EWR

On the Chicago (ORD) -> Newark (EWR) route, on-time performance is 75% with an average delay of 17 minutes, based on 1485 tracked flights.

The cancellation rate on Chicago-Newark is 4.31% across 1485 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.