Flights Chicago → Saginaw
ORD → MBS
Route overview
The flight route from Chicago to Saginaw has a relatively low on-time performance rate of 62%, with an average delay time of 34.4 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 266 flights servicing an airport that handles around 268,818 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) → Saginaw (MBS) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 348 flights monitored in recent months, 62% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 35 minutes. The cancellation rate is 7.18%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 27.8/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Saginaw the average ATFM delay is 4.9 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from Chicago the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Saginaw: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Chicago (ORD) to Saginaw (MBS) heads north-east for about 357 km, a flight time of roughly 52m.
Departures from Chicago on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 57% of ORD-MBS flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Chicago the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Saginaw it is 4.9 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 348 tracked ORD-MBS flights, 62% left on time with an average delay of 35 min and a 7.2% 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-MBS
On the Chicago (ORD) -> Saginaw (MBS) route, on-time performance is 62% with an average delay of 35 minutes, based on 348 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Chicago-Saginaw is 7.18% across 348 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.
