Flights Chicago → Palm Springs
ORD → PSP
How long is the flight from Chicago to Palm Springs?
The flight from Chicago (ORD) to Palm Springs (PSP) takes 3h 45m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Chicago to Palm Springs operates with an average on-time performance of 68%, experiencing a mean delay of 25.7 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 353 flights using McDonnell Douglas MD-83 aircraft, serving a destination airport that accommodates nearly three 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) → Palm Springs (PSP) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 484 flights monitored in recent months, 69% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 24 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.45%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 26.3/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Palm Springs the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Chicago the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Palm Springs: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Chicago (ORD) to Palm Springs (PSP) heads west for about 2,653 km, a flight time of roughly 3h 45m.
Departures from Chicago on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 59% of ORD-PSP flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Chicago the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Palm Springs it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 484 tracked ORD-PSP flights, 69% left on time with an average delay of 24 min and a 1.4% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about ORD-PSP
The flight from Chicago (ORD) to Palm Springs (PSP) takes 3h 45m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Chicago (ORD) -> Palm Springs (PSP) route, on-time performance is 69% with an average delay of 24 minutes, based on 484 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Chicago-Palm Springs is 1.45% across 484 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: American 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.
