Flights Huntsville → Chicago
HSV → ORD
Route overview
The flight route from Huntsville to Chicago operates with an average on-time performance of 70%, experiencing a mean delay of 39.7 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees 377 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 Huntsville (HSV) → Chicago (ORD) route is operated by American Airlines, United Airlines. Across 434 flights monitored in recent months, 68% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 42 minutes. The cancellation rate is 5.53%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 26.3/100 (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 Huntsville the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Chicago: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Huntsville (HSV) to Chicago (ORD) heads north for about 822 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 27m.
Departures from Huntsville on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 48% of HSV-ORD flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Huntsville the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Chicago it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 434 tracked HSV-ORD flights, 68% left on time with an average delay of 42 min and a 5.5% 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 HSV-ORD
On the Huntsville (HSV) -> Chicago (ORD) route, on-time performance is 68% with an average delay of 42 minutes, based on 434 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Huntsville-Chicago is 5.53% across 434 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.
