Flights Moline → Chicago
MLI → ORD
How long is the flight from Moline to Chicago?
The flight from Moline (MLI) to Chicago (ORD) takes 36 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Moline to Chicago operates with a fleet of Embraer RJ145, Embraer RJ140, and Canadair Regional Jet 700 aircraft. With an on-time performance rate of 77%, the flights experience an average delay of 25.9 minutes, based on a total of 705 flights recorded. The destination airport serves over 80 million passengers annually, indicating high traffic and demand for such routes.
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 Moline (MLI) → Chicago (ORD) route is operated by American Airlines, United Airlines. Across 1804 flights monitored in recent months, 77% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 27 minutes. The cancellation rate is 5.99%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 27.7/100 (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 Moline the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Chicago: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Moline (MLI) to Chicago (ORD) heads east for about 224 km, a flight time of roughly 36m.
Departures from Moline on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 44% of MLI-ORD flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Moline the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Chicago it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 1,804 tracked MLI-ORD flights, 77% left on time with an average delay of 27 min and a 6.0% 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 MLI-ORD
The flight from Moline (MLI) to Chicago (ORD) takes 36 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Moline (MLI) -> Chicago (ORD) route, on-time performance is 77% with an average delay of 27 minutes, based on 1804 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Moline-Chicago is 5.99% across 1804 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.
