Flights Chicago → Springfield
ORD → SGF
Route overview
The flight route from Chicago to Springfield operates with an average on-time performance of 72%, experiencing a mean delay of 21.6 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, approximately 578 flights are conducted using Embraer RJ140 and RJ145 aircraft, serving a destination airport that handles nearly one 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) → Springfield (SGF) route is operated by American Airlines, United Airlines. Across 717 flights monitored in recent months, 72% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 21 minutes. The cancellation rate is 5.44%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 25.3/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Springfield 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 Springfield: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Chicago (ORD) to Springfield (SGF) heads south-west for about 705 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 18m.
Departures from Chicago on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 40% of ORD-SGF flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Chicago the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Springfield it is 3.8 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 717 tracked ORD-SGF flights, 72% left on time with an average delay of 21 min and a 5.4% 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-SGF
On the Chicago (ORD) -> Springfield (SGF) route, on-time performance is 72% with an average delay of 21 minutes, based on 717 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Chicago-Springfield is 5.44% across 717 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.
