Flights West Palm Beach → Chicago
PBI → ORD
Route overview
The flight route from West Palm Beach to Chicago operates with a mix of McDonnell Douglas MD-83 and Boeing 737-800 aircraft, serving one of the busiest airports in terms of annual passenger traffic. With an on-time performance rate of 71%, the flights experience an average delay of 33.5 minutes across the total 419 flights recorded.
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 West Palm Beach (PBI) → Chicago (ORD) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 566 flights monitored in recent months, 73% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 29 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.65%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 15.3/100 (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 West Palm Beach the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Chicago: what to expect in this direction
Flying from West Palm Beach (PBI) to Chicago (ORD) heads north for about 1,844 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 44m.
Departures from West Palm Beach on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 48% of PBI-ORD flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing West Palm Beach the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Chicago it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 566 tracked PBI-ORD flights, 73% left on time with an average delay of 29 min and a 2.6% 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 PBI-ORD
On the West Palm Beach (PBI) -> Chicago (ORD) route, on-time performance is 73% with an average delay of 29 minutes, based on 566 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on West Palm Beach-Chicago is 2.65% across 566 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.
