Flights Chicago → Sioux Falls
ORD → FSD
Route overview
The flight route from Chicago to Sioux Falls operates with a fleet of Embraer RJ145, Embraer RJ140, and Canadair Regional Jet 700 aircraft. With 699 total flights recorded, the route maintains a punctuality rate of 75%, experiencing an average delay of 18.8 minutes per flight, serving an airport that handles approximately 1,152,708 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) → Sioux Falls (FSD) route is operated by American Airlines, United Airlines. Across 863 flights monitored in recent months, 73% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 20 minutes. The cancellation rate is 4.29%. 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 Sioux Falls the average ATFM delay is 3.8 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from Chicago the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Sioux Falls: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Chicago (ORD) to Sioux Falls (FSD) heads west for about 743 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 21m.
Departures from Chicago on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 37% of ORD-FSD flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Chicago the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Sioux Falls it is 3.8 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 863 tracked ORD-FSD flights, 73% left on time with an average delay of 20 min and a 4.3% 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% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
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Frequently asked questions about ORD-FSD
On the Chicago (ORD) -> Sioux Falls (FSD) route, on-time performance is 73% with an average delay of 20 minutes, based on 863 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Chicago-Sioux Falls is 4.29% across 863 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.
