Flights Eau Claire → Chicago
EAU → ORD
How long is the flight from Eau Claire to Chicago?
The flight from Eau Claire (EAU) to Chicago (ORD) takes 55 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Eau Claire to Chicago has a punctuality rate of 69%, with an average delay time of 49.2 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees 152 flights, connecting to one of the busiest airports in terms of passenger traffic, which handles approximately 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 Eau Claire (EAU) → Chicago (ORD) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 327 flights monitored in recent months, 75% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 30 minutes. The cancellation rate is 6.12%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 26.1/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Chicago the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Eau Claire the average ATFM delay is 5.0 minutes.
Heading to Chicago: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Eau Claire (EAU) to Chicago (ORD) heads south-east for about 432 km, a flight time of roughly 55m.
Departures from Eau Claire on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 60% of EAU-ORD flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Eau Claire the average ATFM delay is 5.0 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into Chicago it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 327 tracked EAU-ORD flights, 75% left on time with an average delay of 30 min and a 6.1% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 83% | 5 min | 1.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about EAU-ORD
The flight from Eau Claire (EAU) to Chicago (ORD) takes 55 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Eau Claire (EAU) -> Chicago (ORD) route, on-time performance is 75% with an average delay of 30 minutes, based on 327 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Eau Claire-Chicago is 6.12% across 327 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: 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.
