Flights Scranton → Chicago
AVP → ORD
Route overview
The flight route from Scranton to Chicago operates with a high frequency of 402 flights, serving one of the busiest airports in terms of annual passenger traffic. With an on-time performance rate of 78%, these flights experience an average delay of 21.1 minutes, indicating generally reliable service despite occasional delays.
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 Scranton (AVP) → Chicago (ORD) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 447 flights monitored in recent months, 79% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 22 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.13%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 21.4/100 (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 Scranton the average ATFM delay is 4.0 minutes.
Heading to Chicago: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Scranton (AVP) to Chicago (ORD) heads west for about 1,014 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 41m.
Departures from Scranton on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 44% of AVP-ORD flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Scranton the average ATFM delay is 4.0 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into Chicago it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 447 tracked AVP-ORD flights, 79% left on time with an average delay of 22 min and a 3.1% 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% |
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Frequently asked questions about AVP-ORD
On the Scranton (AVP) -> Chicago (ORD) route, on-time performance is 79% with an average delay of 22 minutes, based on 447 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Scranton-Chicago is 3.13% across 447 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: 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.
