Flights Chicago → West Palm Beach
ORD → PBI
How long is the flight from Chicago to West Palm Beach?
The flight from Chicago (ORD) to West Palm Beach (PBI) takes about 2h 44m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
Route overview
The flight route from Chicago to West Palm Beach operates with an on-time performance rate of 69%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 21.2 minutes. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 418 flights using either McDonnell Douglas MD-83 or Boeing 737-800 aircraft, serving a destination airport that handles nearly 8.66 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) → West Palm Beach (PBI) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 875 flights monitored in recent months, 74% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 17 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.17%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 17.6/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At West Palm Beach the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Chicago the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to West Palm Beach: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Chicago (ORD) to West Palm Beach (PBI) heads south-east for about 1,844 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 44m.
Departures from Chicago on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 53% of ORD-PBI flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Chicago the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into West Palm Beach it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 875 tracked ORD-PBI flights, 74% left on time with an average delay of 17 min and a 2.2% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about ORD-PBI
The flight from Chicago (ORD) to West Palm Beach (PBI) takes about 2h 44m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
On the Chicago (ORD) -> West Palm Beach (PBI) route, on-time performance is 74% with an average delay of 17 minutes, based on 875 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Chicago-West Palm Beach is 2.17% across 875 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.
