Flights Las Vegas → Chicago
LAS → ORD
How long is the flight from Las Vegas to Chicago?
The flight from Las Vegas (LAS) to Chicago (ORD) takes 3h 4m 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 Las Vegas to Chicago operates with a high frequency of 1,387 flights and features an on-time performance rate of 77%, with the average delay being approximately 15.5 minutes. The diverse fleet includes aircraft such as the McDonnell Douglas MD-83, Boeing 737 series, Airbus A319, Airbus A320, and Boeing 757-200, serving a destination airport that annually handles over eighty million 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 Las Vegas (LAS) → Chicago (ORD) route is operated by American Airlines, Spirit Airlines, United Airlines. Across 3203 flights monitored in recent months, 76% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 20 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.22%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 22.2/100 (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 Las Vegas the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Chicago: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Las Vegas (LAS) to Chicago (ORD) heads north-east for about 2,432 km, a flight time of roughly 3h 4m.
Departures from Las Vegas on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 45% of LAS-ORD flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Las Vegas the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Chicago it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 3,203 tracked LAS-ORD flights, 76% left on time with an average delay of 20 min and a 2.2% 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% |
| Spirit Airlines (NK) | 66% | 19 min | 3.4% |
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Frequently asked questions about LAS-ORD
The flight from Las Vegas (LAS) to Chicago (ORD) takes 3h 4m 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 Las Vegas (LAS) -> Chicago (ORD) route, on-time performance is 76% with an average delay of 20 minutes, based on 3203 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Las Vegas-Chicago is 2.22% across 3203 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 3 airlines: American Airlines, Spirit 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.
