Flights Louisville → Chicago
SDF → ORD
How long is the flight from Louisville to Chicago?
The flight from Louisville (SDF) to Chicago (ORD) takes 1h 2m on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 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 Louisville to Chicago operates with an average on-time performance rate of 82%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 14.6 minutes. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 770 flights using various Embraer aircraft models including the RJ140, RJ145, and E175, 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 Louisville (SDF) → Chicago (ORD) route is operated by American Airlines, United Airlines. Across 1980 flights monitored in recent months, 83% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 13 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.13%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 24.3/100 (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 Louisville the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Chicago: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Louisville (SDF) to Chicago (ORD) heads north-west for about 462 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 2m.
Departures from Louisville on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 47% of SDF-ORD flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Louisville the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Chicago it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 1,980 tracked SDF-ORD flights, 83% left on time with an average delay of 13 min and a 3.1% 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 SDF-ORD
The flight from Louisville (SDF) to Chicago (ORD) takes 1h 2m on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Louisville (SDF) -> Chicago (ORD) route, on-time performance is 83% with an average delay of 13 minutes, based on 1980 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Louisville-Chicago is 3.13% across 1980 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.
