Flights Chicago → South Bend
ORD → SBN
Route overview
The flight route from Chicago to South Bend operates with an average on-time performance of 65%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 28.9 minutes. Over the course of a year, approximately 703 flights are conducted using Canadair Regional Jet 700 and Embraer 170 aircraft, serving the South Bend airport which sees around 658,076 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) → South Bend (SBN) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 851 flights monitored in recent months, 65% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 31 minutes. The cancellation rate is 7.99%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 29.3/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At South Bend the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from Chicago the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to South Bend: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Chicago (ORD) to South Bend (SBN) heads east for about 135 km, a flight time of roughly 35m.
Departures from Chicago on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 41% of ORD-SBN flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Chicago the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into South Bend it is 5.5 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 851 tracked ORD-SBN flights, 65% left on time with an average delay of 31 min and a 8.0% 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-SBN
On the Chicago (ORD) -> South Bend (SBN) route, on-time performance is 65% with an average delay of 31 minutes, based on 851 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Chicago-South Bend is 7.99% across 851 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.
