Flights New Orleans → Chicago
MSY → ORD
Route overview
The flight route from New Orleans to Chicago operates with an average on-time performance rate of 80%, experiencing a mean delay of 14.4 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 694 flights using aircraft such as the Embraer 175, Airbus A320, Canadair Regional Jet 700, and Airbus A319, serving one of the busiest destination airports with 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 New Orleans (MSY) → Chicago (ORD) route is operated by American Airlines, Air Canada, British Airways, Aer Lingus, United Airlines. Across 821 flights monitored in recent months, 80% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 15 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.90%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 18.7/100 (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 New Orleans the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Chicago: what to expect in this direction
Flying from New Orleans (MSY) to Chicago (ORD) heads north for about 1,349 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 6m.
Departures from New Orleans on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 44% of MSY-ORD flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing New Orleans the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Chicago it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 821 tracked MSY-ORD flights, 80% left on time with an average delay of 15 min and a 3.9% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aer Lingus (EI) | 85% | 22 min | 2.4% |
| British Airways (BA) | 77% | 17 min | 2.4% |
| United Airlines (UA) | 74% | 10 min | 6.9% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
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Frequently asked questions about MSY-ORD
On the New Orleans (MSY) -> Chicago (ORD) route, on-time performance is 80% with an average delay of 15 minutes, based on 821 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on New Orleans-Chicago is 3.90% across 821 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 5 airlines: American Airlines, Air Canada, British Airways, Aer Lingus, 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.
