Flights Chicago → San Antonio
ORD → SAT
How long is the flight from Chicago to San Antonio?
The flight from Chicago (ORD) to San Antonio (SAT) takes 2h 16m on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Chicago to San Antonio operates with a high frequency of 498 flights annually, using aircraft such as the Canadair Regional Jet 700, Embraer 175, and Embraer 170. With an on-time performance rate of 76%, these flights experience an average delay of 14.8 minutes, serving a busy destination airport that welcomed 9,462,449 passengers in the previous year.
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) → San Antonio (SAT) route is operated by American Airlines, United Airlines. Across 1166 flights monitored in recent months, 71% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 21 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.06%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 20.5/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At San Antonio the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Chicago the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to San Antonio: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Chicago (ORD) to San Antonio (SAT) heads south-west for about 1,677 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 16m.
Departures from Chicago on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 36% of ORD-SAT flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Chicago the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into San Antonio it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 1,166 tracked ORD-SAT flights, 71% left on time with an average delay of 21 min and a 2.1% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 83% | 5 min | 1.3% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about ORD-SAT
The flight from Chicago (ORD) to San Antonio (SAT) takes 2h 16m on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Chicago (ORD) -> San Antonio (SAT) route, on-time performance is 71% with an average delay of 21 minutes, based on 1166 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Chicago-San Antonio is 2.06% across 1166 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American Airlines, 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.
