Flights Chicago → Wassau
ORD → CWA
Route overview
The flight route from Chicago to Wausau operates with an average on-time performance of 78%, experiencing a mean delay of 11.8 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, approximately 226 flights are conducted using Embraer RJ140 and RJ145 aircraft, serving the relatively low-traffic destination airport which handles around 233,933 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) → Wassau (CWA) route is operated by American Airlines, United Airlines. Across 288 flights monitored in recent months, 73% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 22 minutes. The cancellation rate is 5.90%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 23.2/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Wassau the average ATFM delay is 2.4 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from Chicago the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Wassau: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Chicago (ORD) to Wassau (CWA) heads north-west for about 342 km, a flight time of roughly 51m.
Departures from Chicago on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 42% of ORD-CWA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Chicago the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Wassau it is 2.4 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 288 tracked ORD-CWA flights, 73% left on time with an average delay of 22 min and a 5.9% 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-CWA
On the Chicago (ORD) -> Wassau (CWA) route, on-time performance is 73% with an average delay of 22 minutes, based on 288 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Chicago-Wassau is 5.90% across 288 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.
