Flights Chicago → Philadelphia
ORD → PHL
Route overview
The flight route from Chicago to Philadelphia operates with a mix of aircraft including Airbus A320, A321, and A319 models, as well as Boeing variants such as the 737 series. With an on-time performance rate of 74%, flights experience an average delay of 20.2 minutes, serving one of the busiest airports in terms of annual passenger traffic with over 28 million passengers.
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) → Philadelphia (PHL) route is operated by American Airlines, United Airlines. Across 1460 flights monitored in recent months, 73% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 22 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.49%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 27/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Philadelphia the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Chicago the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Philadelphia: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Chicago (ORD) to Philadelphia (PHL) heads east for about 1,088 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 47m.
Departures from Chicago on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 40% of ORD-PHL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Chicago the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Philadelphia it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 1,460 tracked ORD-PHL flights, 73% left on time with an average delay of 22 min and a 3.5% 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-PHL
On the Chicago (ORD) -> Philadelphia (PHL) route, on-time performance is 73% with an average delay of 22 minutes, based on 1460 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Chicago-Philadelphia is 3.49% across 1460 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.
