Flights Rochester → Chicago
RST → ORD
Route overview
The flight route from Rochester to Chicago operates with an average on-time performance of 75%, experiencing a mean delay of 19 minutes. Over the course of a year, approximately 270 flights are conducted using Embraer RJ140 and RJ145 aircraft, serving a destination airport that handles nearly 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 (RST) → Chicago (ORD) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 345 flights monitored in recent months, 72% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 27 minutes. The cancellation rate is 6.96%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 22.6/100 (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 3.1 minutes.
Heading to Chicago: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Rochester (RST) to Chicago (ORD) heads south-east for about 431 km, a flight time of roughly 58m.
Departures from Rochester on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 37% of RST-ORD flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Rochester the average ATFM delay is 3.1 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into Chicago it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 345 tracked RST-ORD flights, 72% left on time with an average delay of 27 min and a 7.0% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
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Frequently asked questions about RST-ORD
On the Rochester (RST) -> Chicago (ORD) route, on-time performance is 72% with an average delay of 27 minutes, based on 345 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Rochester-Chicago is 6.96% across 345 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: American 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.
