Flights Salt Lake City → Chicago
SLC → ORD
Route overview
The flight route from Salt Lake City to Chicago operates with an average on-time performance of 80%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 17.7 minutes. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 868 flights using various aircraft models including the Embraer 175, Canadair Regional Jet 700, Canadair Regional Jet 900, and Embraer 170, serving one of the busiest airports in terms of annual passenger traffic.
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 Salt Lake City (SLC) → Chicago (ORD) route is operated by American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines. Across 1109 flights monitored in recent months, 80% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 18 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.34%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 21.7/100 (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 Salt Lake City the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Chicago: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Salt Lake City (SLC) to Chicago (ORD) heads east for about 2,006 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 56m.
Departures from Salt Lake City on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 63% of SLC-ORD flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Salt Lake City the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Chicago it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 1,109 tracked SLC-ORD flights, 80% left on time with an average delay of 18 min and a 2.3% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 80% | 8 min | 1.8% |
| United Airlines (UA) | 74% | 10 min | 6.9% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
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Frequently asked questions about SLC-ORD
On the Salt Lake City (SLC) -> Chicago (ORD) route, on-time performance is 80% with an average delay of 18 minutes, based on 1109 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Salt Lake City-Chicago is 2.34% across 1109 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 3 airlines: American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, 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.
