Flights Providence → Chicago
PVD → ORD
Route overview
The flight route from Providence to Chicago operates with an average on-time performance rate of 82%, experiencing a mean delay of 12.5 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees 431 flights using Airbus A320 aircraft, serving one of the busiest airports in terms of annual passenger traffic, which handles approximately 80,071,737 passengers yearly.
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 Providence (PVD) → Chicago (ORD) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 475 flights monitored in recent months, 81% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 13 minutes. The cancellation rate is 5.26%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 23.5/100 (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 Providence the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Chicago: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Providence (PVD) to Chicago (ORD) heads west for about 1,363 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 7m.
Departures from Providence on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 44% of PVD-ORD flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Providence the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Chicago it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 475 tracked PVD-ORD flights, 81% left on time with an average delay of 13 min and a 5.3% 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% |
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Frequently asked questions about PVD-ORD
On the Providence (PVD) -> Chicago (ORD) route, on-time performance is 81% with an average delay of 13 minutes, based on 475 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Providence-Chicago is 5.26% across 475 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.
