Flights Fort Wayne → Chicago
FWA → ORD
How long is the flight from Fort Wayne to Chicago?
The flight from Fort Wayne (FWA) to Chicago (ORD) takes 30 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 4 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 Fort Wayne to Chicago operates with an average on-time performance of 71%, experiencing a mean delay of 34.3 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 670 flights using Embraer RJ145 and RJ140 aircraft, serving a destination airport that 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 Fort Wayne (FWA) → Chicago (ORD) route is operated by American Airlines, United Airlines. Across 1741 flights monitored in recent months, 73% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 30 minutes. The cancellation rate is 5.57%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 30.2/100 (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 Fort Wayne the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Chicago: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Fort Wayne (FWA) to Chicago (ORD) heads north-west for about 252 km, a flight time of roughly 30m.
Departures from Fort Wayne on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 40% of FWA-ORD flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Fort Wayne the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Chicago it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 1,741 tracked FWA-ORD flights, 73% left on time with an average delay of 30 min and a 5.6% 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% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about FWA-ORD
The flight from Fort Wayne (FWA) to Chicago (ORD) takes 30 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 4 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Fort Wayne (FWA) -> Chicago (ORD) route, on-time performance is 73% with an average delay of 30 minutes, based on 1741 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Fort Wayne-Chicago is 5.57% across 1741 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.
