Flights Cincinnati → Chicago
CVG → ORD
Route overview
The flight route from Cincinnati to Chicago operates with an average on-time performance of 80%, experiencing a mean delay of 19 minutes. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 1142 flights using various aircraft such as the Embraer RJ145, Canadair Regional Jet 900, and Canadair Regional Jet 700, serving one of the busiest destination airports in the country with over 80 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 Cincinnati (CVG) → Chicago (ORD) route is operated by American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines. Across 1393 flights monitored in recent months, 79% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 20 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.80%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 22.5/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Chicago the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Cincinnati the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Chicago: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Cincinnati (CVG) to Chicago (ORD) heads north-west for about 425 km, a flight time of roughly 57m.
Departures from Cincinnati on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 42% of CVG-ORD flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Cincinnati the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Chicago it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 1,393 tracked CVG-ORD flights, 79% left on time with an average delay of 20 min and a 3.8% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 80% | 8 min | 1.8% |
| United Airlines (UA) | 74% | 10 min | 6.9% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
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Frequently asked questions about CVG-ORD
On the Cincinnati (CVG) -> Chicago (ORD) route, on-time performance is 79% with an average delay of 20 minutes, based on 1393 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Cincinnati-Chicago is 3.80% across 1393 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 3 airlines: American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, 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.
