Flights Chicago → Traverse City
ORD → TVC
How long is the flight from Chicago to Traverse City?
The flight from Chicago (ORD) to Traverse City (TVC) takes 44 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight 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 Traverse City operates with an average on-time performance rate of 69%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 32.1 minutes. The route sees a total of 753 flights annually, using Embraer RJ140 and RJ145 aircraft, serving the destination airport which handles approximately 574,024 passengers per year.
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.
US flight refund rules & checker →General information, not legal advice.
The Chicago (ORD) → Traverse City (TVC) route is operated by American Airlines, United Airlines. Across 2060 flights monitored in recent months, 72% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 24 minutes. The cancellation rate is 5.63%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 30.5/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Traverse City the average ATFM delay is 6.4 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from Chicago the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Traverse City: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Chicago (ORD) to Traverse City (TVC) heads north-east for about 360 km, a flight time of roughly 44m.
Departures from Chicago on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 43% of ORD-TVC flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Chicago the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Traverse City it is 6.4 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 2,060 tracked ORD-TVC flights, 72% left on time with an average delay of 24 min and a 5.6% 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% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about ORD-TVC
The flight from Chicago (ORD) to Traverse City (TVC) takes 44 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Chicago (ORD) -> Traverse City (TVC) route, on-time performance is 72% with an average delay of 24 minutes, based on 2060 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Chicago-Traverse City is 5.63% across 2060 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American Airlines, United Airlines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Traverse City, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
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.
