Flights Quebec → Chicago
YQB → ORD
How long is the flight from Quebec to Chicago?
The flight from Quebec (YQB) to Chicago (ORD) takes 2h 4m 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 originates from Quebec City, where the airport opened in 1939, and connects to Chicago, a major hub with over eighty million passengers passing through its airport 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 Quebec (YQB) → Chicago (ORD) route is operated by Air Canada, United Airlines. Across 14 flights monitored in recent months, 82% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 1 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 13.5/100 (low), 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 Quebec the average ATFM delay is 3.0 minutes.
Heading to Chicago: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Quebec (YQB) to Chicago (ORD) heads west for about 1,414 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 4m.
Departures from Quebec on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 100% of YQB-ORD flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Quebec the average ATFM delay is 3.0 min (atfm); arriving into Chicago it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 14 tracked YQB-ORD flights, 82% left on time with an average delay of 1 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
Route facts
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 83% | 5 min | 1.3% |
Airlines operating YQB-ORD
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Frequently asked questions about YQB-ORD
The flight from Quebec (YQB) to Chicago (ORD) takes 2h 4m 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 Quebec (YQB) -> Chicago (ORD) route, on-time performance is 82% with an average delay of 1 minutes, based on 14 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Quebec-Chicago is 0.00% across 14 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: Air Canada, United Airlines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Chicago, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
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.
