Flights Fargo → Chicago
FAR → ORD
Route overview
The flight route from Fargo to Chicago operates with an average on-time performance of 73%, experiencing a mean delay of 33.6 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees 659 flights using Embraer RJ145 aircraft, serving one of the busiest airports in terms of annual passenger traffic at 80,071,737 passengers.
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 Fargo (FAR) → Chicago (ORD) route is operated by American Airlines, United Airlines. Across 782 flights monitored in recent months, 74% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 32 minutes. The cancellation rate is 4.73%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 24.1/100 (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 Fargo the average ATFM delay is 6.7 minutes.
Heading to Chicago: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Fargo (FAR) to Chicago (ORD) heads south-east for about 895 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 32m.
Departures from Fargo on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 46% of FAR-ORD flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Fargo the average ATFM delay is 6.7 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into Chicago it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 782 tracked FAR-ORD flights, 74% left on time with an average delay of 32 min and a 4.7% 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 FAR-ORD
On the Fargo (FAR) -> Chicago (ORD) route, on-time performance is 74% with an average delay of 32 minutes, based on 782 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Fargo-Chicago is 4.73% across 782 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.
