Flights Flint → Chicago
FNT → ORD
Route overview
The flight route from Flint to Chicago operates with an average on-time performance of 70%, and flights typically experience a mean delay of 38.1 minutes. The route sees approximately 490 total flights per year, using Embraer RJ145 and RJ140 aircraft, serving the highly trafficked destination airport which handles nearly 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 Flint (FNT) → Chicago (ORD) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 610 flights monitored in recent months, 67% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 41 minutes. The cancellation rate is 6.07%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 31.5/100 (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 Flint the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Chicago: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Flint (FNT) to Chicago (ORD) heads west for about 359 km, a flight time of roughly 52m.
Departures from Flint on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 35% of FNT-ORD flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Flint the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Chicago it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 610 tracked FNT-ORD flights, 67% left on time with an average delay of 41 min and a 6.1% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
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Frequently asked questions about FNT-ORD
On the Flint (FNT) -> Chicago (ORD) route, on-time performance is 67% with an average delay of 41 minutes, based on 610 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Flint-Chicago is 6.07% across 610 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: American 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.
