Flights Chicago → Sarasota
ORD → SRQ
Route overview
The flight route from Chicago to Sarasota operates with a high level of punctuality, with 77% of flights arriving on time. Over the past year, there have been 399 total flights on this route, with an average delay of 13.3 minutes when delays do occur. The aircraft used include Boeing 737-800 and Airbus A319/A320 models, serving a destination airport that sees approximately 3.85 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) → Sarasota (SRQ) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 497 flights monitored in recent months, 76% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 17 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.82%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 16.2/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Sarasota the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Chicago the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Sarasota: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Chicago (ORD) to Sarasota (SRQ) heads south for about 1,693 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 32m.
Departures from Chicago on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 49% of ORD-SRQ flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Chicago the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Sarasota it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 497 tracked ORD-SRQ flights, 76% left on time with an average delay of 17 min and a 2.8% 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-SRQ
On the Chicago (ORD) -> Sarasota (SRQ) route, on-time performance is 76% with an average delay of 17 minutes, based on 497 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Chicago-Sarasota is 2.82% across 497 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.
