Flights Elmira → Chicago
ELM → ORD
Route overview
The flight route from Elmira to Chicago serves a highly trafficked destination, with Chicago's airport handling over 80 million passengers annually. This route connects the smaller city of Elmira with one of the busiest travel hubs in the United States.
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.
US flight refund rules & checker →General information, not legal advice.
The Elmira (ELM) → Chicago (ORD) route is operated by United Airlines. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 12.3/100 (low), 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 Elmira the average ATFM delay is 3.5 minutes.
Heading to Chicago: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Elmira (ELM) to Chicago (ORD) heads west for about 909 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 33m.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Elmira the average ATFM delay is 3.5 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into Chicago it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Route facts
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 74% | 10 min | 6.9% |
Airlines operating ELM-ORD
Airports
Frequently asked questions about ELM-ORD
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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.
