Flights South Bend → Chicago
SBN → ORD
How long is the flight from South Bend to Chicago?
The flight from South Bend (SBN) to Chicago (ORD) takes 28 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 5 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from South Bend to Chicago operates with a high frequency of 703 flights, featuring aircraft such as the Canadair Regional Jet 700 and Embraer 170. With an on-time performance rate of 72%, these flights experience an average delay of 28.5 minutes, serving one of the busiest airports in terms of annual passenger traffic at 80,071,737 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.
US flight refund rules & checker →General information, not legal advice.
The South Bend (SBN) → Chicago (ORD) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 1635 flights monitored in recent months, 75% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 25 minutes. The cancellation rate is 5.63%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 30.3/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Chicago the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from South Bend the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Chicago: what to expect in this direction
Flying from South Bend (SBN) to Chicago (ORD) heads west for about 135 km, a flight time of roughly 28m.
Departures from South Bend on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 47% of SBN-ORD flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing South Bend the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Chicago it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 1,635 tracked SBN-ORD flights, 75% left on time with an average delay of 25 min and a 5.6% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 83% | 5 min | 1.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about SBN-ORD
The flight from South Bend (SBN) to Chicago (ORD) takes 28 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 5 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the South Bend (SBN) -> Chicago (ORD) route, on-time performance is 75% with an average delay of 25 minutes, based on 1635 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on South Bend-Chicago is 5.63% across 1635 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.
