Flights Tucson → Chicago
TUS → ORD
Route overview
The flight route from Tucson to Chicago operates with an average on-time performance of 80%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 14.4 minutes. Over the course of a year, this route sees around 287 flights using McDonnell Douglas MD-83 aircraft, serving one of the world's busiest airports in terms of annual passenger traffic, which handles approximately 80,071,737 passengers yearly.
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 Tucson (TUS) → Chicago (ORD) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 362 flights monitored in recent months, 80% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 14 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.38%. 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 Tucson the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Chicago: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Tucson (TUS) to Chicago (ORD) heads north-east for about 2,309 km, a flight time of roughly 3h 18m.
Departures from Tucson on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 57% of TUS-ORD flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Tucson the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Chicago it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 362 tracked TUS-ORD flights, 80% left on time with an average delay of 14 min and a 1.4% 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 TUS-ORD
On the Tucson (TUS) -> Chicago (ORD) route, on-time performance is 80% with an average delay of 14 minutes, based on 362 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Tucson-Chicago is 1.38% across 362 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.
