Flights San Juan → Chicago
SJU → ORD
Route overview
The flight route from San Juan to Chicago operates with a high level of punctuality, with 83% of flights arriving on time. Over the past year, there have been 454 total flights on this route, which experience an average delay of 10.1 minutes when they are not on schedule. The destination airport serves over eighty million passengers annually, and the aircraft used for this route include Boeing 737-800, Airbus A320, and Boeing 737-900 models.
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 San Juan (SJU) → Chicago (ORD) route is operated by American Airlines, JetBlue Airways, United Airlines. Across 555 flights monitored in recent months, 81% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 11 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.24%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 13.7/100 (low), 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 San Juan the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Chicago: what to expect in this direction
Flying from San Juan (SJU) to Chicago (ORD) heads north-west for about 3,338 km, a flight time of roughly 4h 36m.
Departures from San Juan on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 50% of SJU-ORD flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing San Juan the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Chicago it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 555 tracked SJU-ORD flights, 81% left on time with an average delay of 11 min and a 3.2% 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% |
| JetBlue Airways (B6) | 72% | 14 min | 1.7% |
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Frequently asked questions about SJU-ORD
On the San Juan (SJU) -> Chicago (ORD) route, on-time performance is 81% with an average delay of 11 minutes, based on 555 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on San Juan-Chicago is 3.24% across 555 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 3 airlines: American Airlines, JetBlue Airways, 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.
