Flights Rochester → Chicago
ROC → MDW
Route overview
The flight route from Rochester to Chicago has a punctuality rate of 76%, with an average delay of 13.6 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees 142 flights, connecting to one of the busiest airports in the United States, which serves approximately 19,916,643 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 Rochester (ROC) → Chicago (MDW) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 172 flights monitored in recent months, 78% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 12 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.49%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 20/100 (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 Rochester the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Chicago: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Rochester (ROC) to Chicago (MDW) heads west for about 840 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 28m.
Departures from Rochester on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 52% of ROC-MDW flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Rochester the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Chicago it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 172 tracked ROC-MDW flights, 78% left on time with an average delay of 12 min and a 3.5% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about ROC-MDW
On the Rochester (ROC) -> Chicago (MDW) route, on-time performance is 78% with an average delay of 12 minutes, based on 172 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Rochester-Chicago is 3.49% across 172 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Southwest 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.
