Flights Chicago → Newark
ORD → EWR
Route overview
The flight route from Chicago to Newark operates with a mix of aircraft including the Canadair Regional Jet 700, Embraer 175, Airbus A319, Airbus A320, Boeing 737 series, Boeing 767-300, and Boeing 757-200. With a total of 1485 flights recorded, the route has a punctuality rate of 75%, with an average delay time of 17.2 minutes per delayed 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) → Newark (EWR) route is operated by American Airlines, United Airlines. Across 1914 flights monitored in recent months, 74% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 18 minutes. The cancellation rate is 5.75%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 25.9/100 (medium), 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.
Heading to Newark: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Chicago (ORD) to Newark (EWR) heads east for about 1,154 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 52m.
Departures from Chicago on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 37% of ORD-EWR flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Chicago the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Newark it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 1,914 tracked ORD-EWR flights, 74% left on time with an average delay of 18 min and a 5.8% 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-EWR
On the Chicago (ORD) -> Newark (EWR) route, on-time performance is 74% with an average delay of 18 minutes, based on 1914 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Chicago-Newark is 5.75% across 1914 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.
