Flights Rochester → Chicago
ROC → ORD
Route overview
The flight route from Rochester to Chicago operates with a high frequency of 568 flights, using various aircraft models including the Embraer RJ140 and RJ145, Airbus A320 and A319, as well as the Boeing 737-800. With an on-time performance rate of 78%, these flights experience an average delay of 22.7 minutes, serving a destination airport that handles approximately 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 Rochester (ROC) → Chicago (ORD) route is operated by American Airlines, United Airlines. Across 695 flights monitored in recent months, 79% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 20 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.88%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 21.8/100 (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 (ORD) heads west for about 847 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 29m.
Departures from Rochester on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 35% of ROC-ORD 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 695 tracked ROC-ORD flights, 79% left on time with an average delay of 20 min and a 3.9% 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% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
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Frequently asked questions about ROC-ORD
On the Rochester (ROC) -> Chicago (ORD) route, on-time performance is 79% with an average delay of 20 minutes, based on 695 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Rochester-Chicago is 3.88% across 695 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.
