Flights Chicago → Raleigh-durham
ORD → RDU
Route overview
The flight route from Chicago to Raleigh-Durham operates with a high frequency of 916 flights, using aircraft such as the Boeing 737-800, McDonnell Douglas MD-83, and Boeing 737-700. With an on-time performance rate of 79%, these flights experience an average delay of 16 minutes, serving a destination airport that sees over 14 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) → Raleigh-durham (RDU) route is operated by American Airlines, United Airlines. Across 1144 flights monitored in recent months, 78% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 17 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.01%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 26.9/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Raleigh-durham the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Chicago the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Raleigh-durham: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Chicago (ORD) to Raleigh-durham (RDU) heads south-east for about 1,039 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 43m.
Departures from Chicago on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 38% of ORD-RDU flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Chicago the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Raleigh-durham it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 1,144 tracked ORD-RDU flights, 78% left on time with an average delay of 17 min and a 2.0% 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-RDU
On the Chicago (ORD) -> Raleigh-durham (RDU) route, on-time performance is 78% with an average delay of 17 minutes, based on 1144 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Chicago-Raleigh-durham is 2.01% across 1144 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American Airlines, United Airlines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Raleigh-durham, 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.
