Flights Chicago → Quebec
ORD → YQB
How long is the flight from Chicago to Quebec?
The flight from Chicago (ORD) to Quebec (YQB) takes 2h 7m 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 connects Chicago to Quebec, offering travelers a direct link between these two cities. The destination airport in Quebec, which opened in 1939, serves over 1.7 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) → Quebec (YQB) route is operated by Air Canada, United Airlines. Across 14 flights monitored in recent months, 73% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 34 minutes. The cancellation rate is 7.14%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 17.3/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Quebec the average ATFM delay is 3.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Chicago the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Quebec: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Chicago (ORD) to Quebec (YQB) heads north-east for about 1,414 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 7m.
Departures from Chicago on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 100% of ORD-YQB flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Chicago the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Quebec it is 3.0 min (atfm).
Across 14 tracked ORD-YQB flights, 73% left on time with an average delay of 34 min and a 7.1% cancellation rate.
Route facts
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 83% | 5 min | 1.3% |
Airlines operating ORD-YQB
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Frequently asked questions about ORD-YQB
The flight from Chicago (ORD) to Quebec (YQB) takes 2h 7m 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) -> Quebec (YQB) route, on-time performance is 73% with an average delay of 34 minutes, based on 14 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Chicago-Quebec is 7.14% across 14 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: Air Canada, United Airlines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Quebec, 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.
