Flights Tampa → Chicago
TPA → ORD
Route overview
The flight route from Tampa to Chicago operates with a mix of aircraft including Boeing 737 variants, Airbus A319 and A320 models, and McDonnell Douglas MD-83. With an on-time performance rate of 78%, the flights experience an average delay of 17.3 minutes, based on a total of 941 flights recorded. The destination airport serves over eighty million passengers annually, indicating high traffic and demand for this route.
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 Tampa (TPA) → Chicago (ORD) route is operated by American Airlines, Spirit Airlines, United Airlines. Across 1249 flights monitored in recent months, 79% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 17 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.32%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 23.9/100 (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 Tampa the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Chicago: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Tampa (TPA) to Chicago (ORD) heads north for about 1,631 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 28m.
Departures from Tampa on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 55% of TPA-ORD flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Tampa the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Chicago it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 1,249 tracked TPA-ORD flights, 79% left on time with an average delay of 17 min and a 2.3% 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% |
| Spirit Airlines (NK) | 74% | 10 min | 1.5% |
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Frequently asked questions about TPA-ORD
On the Tampa (TPA) -> Chicago (ORD) route, on-time performance is 79% with an average delay of 17 minutes, based on 1249 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Tampa-Chicago is 2.32% across 1249 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 3 airlines: American Airlines, Spirit 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.
