Flights Manhattan → Chicago
MHK → ORD
Route overview
The flight route from Manhattan to Chicago operates with an average on-time performance of 79%, experiencing a mean delay of 13.1 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 167 flights using Embraer RJ140 and RJ145 aircraft, serving a destination airport that handles nearly 80 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 Manhattan (MHK) → Chicago (ORD) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 228 flights monitored in recent months, 74% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 24 minutes. The cancellation rate is 5.70%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 24.2/100 (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 Manhattan the average ATFM delay is 2.4 minutes.
Heading to Chicago: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Manhattan (MHK) to Chicago (ORD) heads north-east for about 804 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 25m.
Departures from Manhattan on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 53% of MHK-ORD flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Manhattan the average ATFM delay is 2.4 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into Chicago it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 228 tracked MHK-ORD flights, 74% left on time with an average delay of 24 min and a 5.7% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
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Frequently asked questions about MHK-ORD
On the Manhattan (MHK) -> Chicago (ORD) route, on-time performance is 74% with an average delay of 24 minutes, based on 228 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Manhattan-Chicago is 5.70% across 228 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: American 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.
