Flights Raleigh-durham → Chicago
RDU → ORD
How long is the flight from Raleigh-durham to Chicago?
The flight from Raleigh-durham (RDU) to Chicago (ORD) takes 1h 42m on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Raleigh-Durham to Chicago operates with a Boeing 737-800 aircraft and has an on-time performance rate of 78%, with average delays of 23.4 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this destination airport serves approximately 80 million passengers.
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 Raleigh-durham (RDU) → Chicago (ORD) route is operated by American Airlines, United Airlines. Across 2278 flights monitored in recent months, 79% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 24 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.38%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 27.4/100 (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 Raleigh-durham the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Chicago: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Raleigh-durham (RDU) to Chicago (ORD) heads north-west for about 1,039 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 42m.
Departures from Raleigh-durham on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 39% of RDU-ORD flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Raleigh-durham the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Chicago it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 2,278 tracked RDU-ORD flights, 79% left on time with an average delay of 24 min and a 3.4% 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 RDU-ORD
The flight from Raleigh-durham (RDU) to Chicago (ORD) takes 1h 42m on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Raleigh-durham (RDU) -> Chicago (ORD) route, on-time performance is 79% with an average delay of 24 minutes, based on 2278 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Raleigh-durham-Chicago is 3.38% across 2278 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.
