Flights Dayton → Chicago
DAY → ORD
Route overview
The flight route from Dayton to Chicago operates with an average on-time performance of 77%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 22 minutes. Over the past year, there have been 820 total flights on this route, utilizing aircraft such as the Embraer RJ145 and Canadair Regional Jet 700.
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 Dayton (DAY) → Chicago (ORD) route is operated by American Airlines, United Airlines. Across 1016 flights monitored in recent months, 76% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 25 minutes. The cancellation rate is 4.82%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 24.2/100 (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 Dayton the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Chicago: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Dayton (DAY) to Chicago (ORD) heads north-west for about 386 km, a flight time of roughly 54m.
Departures from Dayton on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 39% of DAY-ORD flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Dayton the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Chicago it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 1,016 tracked DAY-ORD flights, 76% left on time with an average delay of 25 min and a 4.8% 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 DAY-ORD
On the Dayton (DAY) -> Chicago (ORD) route, on-time performance is 76% with an average delay of 25 minutes, based on 1016 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Dayton-Chicago is 4.82% across 1016 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.
