Flights State College Pennsylvania → Chicago
SCE → ORD
How long is the flight from State College Pennsylvania to Chicago?
The flight from State College Pennsylvania (SCE) to Chicago (ORD) takes about 1h 29m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
Route overview
The flight route from State College, Pennsylvania to Chicago operates with a moderate punctuality rate of 75%, with an average delay time of 24.9 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 407 flights, serving one of the busiest airports in terms of annual passenger traffic, which handles around 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 State College Pennsylvania (SCE) → Chicago (ORD) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 881 flights monitored in recent months, 79% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 20 minutes. The cancellation rate is 4.43%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 20.6/100 (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 State College Pennsylvania the average ATFM delay is 4.0 minutes.
Heading to Chicago: what to expect in this direction
Flying from State College Pennsylvania (SCE) to Chicago (ORD) heads west for about 847 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 29m.
Departures from State College Pennsylvania on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 40% of SCE-ORD flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing State College Pennsylvania the average ATFM delay is 4.0 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into Chicago it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 881 tracked SCE-ORD flights, 79% left on time with an average delay of 20 min and a 4.4% 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 SCE-ORD
The flight from State College Pennsylvania (SCE) to Chicago (ORD) takes about 1h 29m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
On the State College Pennsylvania (SCE) -> Chicago (ORD) route, on-time performance is 79% with an average delay of 20 minutes, based on 881 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on State College Pennsylvania-Chicago is 4.43% across 881 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.
