Flights Chicago → Savannah
ORD → SAV
How long is the flight from Chicago to Savannah?
The flight from Chicago (ORD) to Savannah (SAV) takes 1h 42m 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 Savannah operates with a Canadair Regional Jet 700 and has an on-time performance rate of 78%, with an average delay of 14.8 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 524 flights, serving the busy destination airport which handles nearly 3.5 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) → Savannah (SAV) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 1088 flights monitored in recent months, 81% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 15 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.76%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 29.4/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Savannah the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Chicago the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Savannah: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Chicago (ORD) to Savannah (SAV) heads south-east for about 1,246 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 42m.
Departures from Chicago on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 40% of ORD-SAV flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Chicago the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Savannah it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 1,088 tracked ORD-SAV flights, 81% left on time with an average delay of 15 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) | 83% | 5 min | 1.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about ORD-SAV
The flight from Chicago (ORD) to Savannah (SAV) takes 1h 42m 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) -> Savannah (SAV) route, on-time performance is 81% with an average delay of 15 minutes, based on 1088 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Chicago-Savannah is 2.76% across 1088 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.
