Flights Wichita → Chicago
ICT → ORD
Route overview
The flight route from Wichita to Chicago operates with a high level of punctuality, with 79% of flights arriving on time. Over the past year, there have been 645 total flights using either Embraer RJ145 or Canadair Regional Jet 700 aircraft, and each flight averages a delay of 17 minutes. The destination airport in Chicago serves over 80 million passengers annually, indicating its significant traffic volume.
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 Wichita (ICT) → Chicago (ORD) route is operated by American Airlines, United Airlines. Across 765 flights monitored in recent months, 80% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 18 minutes. The cancellation rate is 5.10%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 26.6/100 (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 Wichita the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Chicago: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Wichita (ICT) to Chicago (ORD) heads north-east for about 944 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 36m.
Departures from Wichita on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 52% of ICT-ORD flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Wichita the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Chicago it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 765 tracked ICT-ORD flights, 80% left on time with an average delay of 18 min and a 5.1% 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% |
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Frequently asked questions about ICT-ORD
On the Wichita (ICT) -> Chicago (ORD) route, on-time performance is 80% with an average delay of 18 minutes, based on 765 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Wichita-Chicago is 5.10% across 765 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American 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.
