Flights Sioux Falls → Chicago
FSD → ORD
Route overview
The flight route from Sioux Falls to Chicago operates with an average on-time performance of 76%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 19.1 minutes. The route sees around 700 total flights annually, utilizing Embraer RJ145 and Embraer RJ140 aircraft, serving the highly trafficked destination airport which handles over 80 million passengers per year.
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 Falls (FSD) → Chicago (ORD) route is operated by American Airlines, United Airlines. Across 864 flights monitored in recent months, 75% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 21 minutes. The cancellation rate is 4.63%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 27/100 (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 Falls the average ATFM delay is 3.8 minutes.
Heading to Chicago: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Sioux Falls (FSD) to Chicago (ORD) heads east for about 743 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 21m.
Departures from Sioux Falls on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 50% of FSD-ORD flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Sioux Falls the average ATFM delay is 3.8 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into Chicago it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 864 tracked FSD-ORD flights, 75% left on time with an average delay of 21 min and a 4.6% 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% |
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Frequently asked questions about FSD-ORD
On the Sioux Falls (FSD) -> Chicago (ORD) route, on-time performance is 75% with an average delay of 21 minutes, based on 864 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Sioux Falls-Chicago is 4.63% across 864 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American Airlines, 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.
