Flights Greensboro → Chicago
GSO → ORD
How long is the flight from Greensboro to Chicago?
The flight from Greensboro (GSO) to Chicago (ORD) takes 1h 38m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Greensboro to Chicago operates with a high level of punctuality, achieving an on-time performance rate of 82%. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 453 flights, each typically using either Canadair Regional Jet 700 or Embraer RJ145 aircraft. The destination airport serves over 80 million passengers annually, indicating its significance as a major travel hub.
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 Greensboro (GSO) → Chicago (ORD) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 1119 flights monitored in recent months, 81% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 18 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.75%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 28.8/100 (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 Greensboro the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Chicago: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Greensboro (GSO) to Chicago (ORD) heads north-west for about 948 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 38m.
Departures from Greensboro on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 37% of GSO-ORD flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Greensboro the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Chicago it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 1,119 tracked GSO-ORD flights, 81% left on time with an average delay of 18 min and a 3.8% 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 GSO-ORD
The flight from Greensboro (GSO) to Chicago (ORD) takes 1h 38m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Greensboro (GSO) -> Chicago (ORD) route, on-time performance is 81% with an average delay of 18 minutes, based on 1119 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Greensboro-Chicago is 3.75% across 1119 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.
