Flights Dallas-Fort Worth → Chicago
DFW → ORD
Route overview
The flight route from Dallas-Fort Worth to Chicago operates with a mix of McDonnell Douglas MD-83, Airbus A320, and Airbus A319 aircraft. With 1650 total flights recorded, the route maintains an on-time performance rate of 73%, though flights experience an average delay of 20.9 minutes.
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 Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Chicago (ORD) route is operated by American Airlines, Spirit Airlines, United Airlines. Across 2114 flights monitored in recent months, 74% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 21 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.55%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 25.7/100 (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 Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Chicago: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Chicago (ORD) heads north-east for about 1,291 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 2m.
Departures from Dallas-Fort Worth on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 40% of DFW-ORD flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Chicago it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 2,114 tracked DFW-ORD flights, 74% left on time with an average delay of 21 min and a 2.5% 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% |
| Spirit Airlines (NK) | 74% | 10 min | 1.5% |
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Frequently asked questions about DFW-ORD
On the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) -> Chicago (ORD) route, on-time performance is 74% with an average delay of 21 minutes, based on 2114 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Dallas-Fort Worth-Chicago is 2.55% across 2114 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 3 airlines: American Airlines, Spirit 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.
