Flights Sioux City → Chicago
SUX → ORD
Route overview
The flight route from Sioux City to Chicago operates with an average on-time performance of 86%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 6.7 minutes. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 89 flights using Embraer RJ140 and RJ145 aircraft, connecting passengers from the historically significant Sioux City airport, which opened in 1942, to one of the world's busiest airports serving over 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 Sioux City (SUX) → Chicago (ORD) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 119 flights monitored in recent months, 79% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 16 minutes. The cancellation rate is 5.04%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 25.5/100 (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 Sioux City the average ATFM delay is 4.6 minutes.
Heading to Chicago: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Sioux City (SUX) to Chicago (ORD) heads east for about 700 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 18m.
Departures from Sioux City on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 100% of SUX-ORD flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Sioux City the average ATFM delay is 4.6 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into Chicago it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 119 tracked SUX-ORD flights, 79% left on time with an average delay of 16 min and a 5.0% 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 SUX-ORD
On the Sioux City (SUX) -> Chicago (ORD) route, on-time performance is 79% with an average delay of 16 minutes, based on 119 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Sioux City-Chicago is 5.04% across 119 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.
