Flights Chicago → Waterloo
ORD → ALO
Route overview
This flight route operates between Chicago and Waterloo with an average on-time performance rate of 71%. Over the course of a year, it sees around 160 flights using Embraer RJ140 aircraft, which typically experience a mean delay of 26.8 minutes. The destination airport serves approximately 54,716 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) → Waterloo (ALO) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 218 flights monitored in recent months, 63% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 32 minutes. The cancellation rate is 6.42%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 17.8/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Waterloo the average ATFM delay is 2.8 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from Chicago the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Waterloo: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Chicago (ORD) to Waterloo (ALO) heads west for about 375 km, a flight time of roughly 53m.
Departures from Chicago on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 56% of ORD-ALO flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Chicago the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Waterloo it is 2.8 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 218 tracked ORD-ALO flights, 63% left on time with an average delay of 32 min and a 6.4% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
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Frequently asked questions about ORD-ALO
On the Chicago (ORD) -> Waterloo (ALO) route, on-time performance is 63% with an average delay of 32 minutes, based on 218 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Chicago-Waterloo is 6.42% across 218 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: American 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.
