Flights PADUCAH → Chicago
PAH → ORD
How long is the flight from PADUCAH to Chicago?
The flight from PADUCAH (PAH) to Chicago (ORD) takes 1h 6m 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 Paducah to Chicago has a 78% on-time performance rate, with an average delay of 56.9 minutes when flights are not on time. Over the past year, there have been 65 total flights on this route, serving one of the world's busiest airports in Chicago, which 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 PADUCAH (PAH) → Chicago (ORD) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 171 flights monitored in recent months, 86% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 27 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.17%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 22.3/100 (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 PADUCAH the average ATFM delay is 9.2 minutes.
Heading to Chicago: what to expect in this direction
Flying from PADUCAH (PAH) to Chicago (ORD) heads north for about 552 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 6m.
Departures from PADUCAH on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 96% of PAH-ORD flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing PADUCAH the average ATFM delay is 9.2 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into Chicago it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 171 tracked PAH-ORD flights, 86% left on time with an average delay of 27 min and a 1.2% 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% |
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Frequently asked questions about PAH-ORD
The flight from PADUCAH (PAH) to Chicago (ORD) takes 1h 6m 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 PADUCAH (PAH) -> Chicago (ORD) route, on-time performance is 86% with an average delay of 27 minutes, based on 171 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on PADUCAH-Chicago is 1.17% across 171 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: 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.
