Flights Madison → Chicago
MSN → ORD
Route overview
The flight route from Madison to Chicago operates with a high frequency of 1217 flights and features an on-time performance rate of 78%, with an average delay time of 19.2 minutes per delayed flight. The aircraft used for this route include the Embraer RJ145, Embraer RJ140, and Canadair Regional Jet 700, serving a destination airport that accommodates over eighty 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 Madison (MSN) → Chicago (ORD) route is operated by American Airlines, United Airlines. Across 1442 flights monitored in recent months, 75% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 21 minutes. The cancellation rate is 6.17%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 24.4/100 (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 Madison the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Chicago: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Madison (MSN) to Chicago (ORD) heads south-east for about 174 km, a flight time of roughly 38m.
Departures from Madison on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 49% of MSN-ORD flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Madison the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Chicago it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 1,442 tracked MSN-ORD flights, 75% left on time with an average delay of 21 min and a 6.2% 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 MSN-ORD
On the Madison (MSN) -> Chicago (ORD) route, on-time performance is 75% with an average delay of 21 minutes, based on 1442 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Madison-Chicago is 6.17% across 1442 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.
