Flights Chicago → PADUCAH
ORD → PAH
Route overview
The flight route from Chicago to Paducah has a relatively low on-time performance rate of 57%, with an average delay time of 46.1 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 67 flights, serving a destination airport that accommodates around 40,925 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) → PADUCAH (PAH) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 67 flights monitored in recent months, 57% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 46 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 18.8/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At PADUCAH the average ATFM delay is 9.2 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from Chicago the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to PADUCAH: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Chicago (ORD) to PADUCAH (PAH) heads south for about 552 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 7m.
Departures from Chicago on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 99% of ORD-PAH flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Chicago the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into PADUCAH it is 9.2 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 67 tracked ORD-PAH flights, 57% left on time with an average delay of 46 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
Route facts
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 74% | 10 min | 6.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about ORD-PAH
On the Chicago (ORD) -> PADUCAH (PAH) route, on-time performance is 57% with an average delay of 46 minutes, based on 67 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Chicago-PADUCAH is 0.00% across 67 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: United Airlines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at PADUCAH, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
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.
