Flights Chicago → Roanoke VA
ORD → ROA
Route overview
The flight route from Chicago to Roanoke, Virginia, operates with an average on-time performance of 71%, and flights typically experience a mean delay of 26.8 minutes. Over the course of a year, approximately 389 flights are conducted using Embraer RJ145 aircraft, serving a destination airport that handles around 629,726 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) → Roanoke VA (ROA) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 439 flights monitored in recent months, 71% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 26 minutes. The cancellation rate is 5.24%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 38.6/100 (high), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Roanoke VA the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Chicago the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Roanoke VA: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Chicago (ORD) to Roanoke VA (ROA) heads south-east for about 853 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 29m.
Departures from Chicago on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 49% of ORD-ROA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Chicago the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Roanoke VA it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 439 tracked ORD-ROA flights, 71% left on time with an average delay of 26 min and a 5.2% 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% |
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Frequently asked questions about ORD-ROA
On the Chicago (ORD) -> Roanoke VA (ROA) route, on-time performance is 71% with an average delay of 26 minutes, based on 439 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Chicago-Roanoke VA is 5.24% across 439 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: 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.
