Flights Chicago → Saginaw
ORD → MBS
How long is the flight from Chicago to Saginaw?
The flight from Chicago (ORD) to Saginaw (MBS) takes about 52 min. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
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.
US flight refund rules & checker →General information, not legal advice.
The Chicago (ORD) → Saginaw (MBS) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 574 flights monitored in recent months, 67% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 29 minutes. The cancellation rate is 5.40%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 28.2/100 (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 5.5 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 43% of ORD-MBS flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Chicago the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Saginaw it is 4.9 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 574 tracked ORD-MBS flights, 67% left on time with an average delay of 29 min and a 5.4% cancellation rate.
Route facts
Flights on this route
Check the risk of a specific flight.
Flexible on this trip? Compare flights
Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 83% | 5 min | 1.3% |
Airlines operating ORD-MBS
Airports
Frequently asked questions about ORD-MBS
The flight from Chicago (ORD) to Saginaw (MBS) takes about 52 min. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
On the Chicago (ORD) -> Saginaw (MBS) route, on-time performance is 67% with an average delay of 29 minutes, based on 574 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Chicago-Saginaw is 5.40% across 574 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: United Airlines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Saginaw, 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.
