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Sat, Feb 13 - Tue, Feb 16
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3:45 pm - 4:43 amGUA  Guatemala City La Aurora-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl
12h 58m1 stop Mexico City Benito Juarez
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12:04 am - 12:44 pmORD  Chicago O'Hare Intl-GUA Guatemala City La Aurora
12h 40m1 stop Mexico City Benito Juarez
$348Multiple Airlines
Sun, Jan 24 - Thu, Jan 28
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8:55 am - 10:13 pmGUA  Guatemala City La Aurora-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl
13h 18m1 stop Mexico City Benito Juarez
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12:04 am - 12:44 pmORD  Chicago O'Hare Intl-GUA Guatemala City La Aurora
12h 40m1 stop Mexico City Benito Juarez
$348Multiple Airlines
Mon, Apr 5 - Sun, Apr 18
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2:52 pm - 12:08 pmGUA  Guatemala City La Aurora-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl
20h 16m1 stop Guadalajara Miguel Hidal
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2:24 am - 2:07 pmORD  Chicago O'Hare Intl-GUA Guatemala City La Aurora
12h 43m1 stop Guadalajara Miguel Hidal
$349Volaris
Wed, Jan 20 - Sun, Mar 21
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8:55 am - 10:13 pmGUA  Guatemala City La Aurora-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl
13h 18m1 stop Mexico City Benito Juarez
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2:19 am - 2:07 pmORD  Chicago O'Hare Intl-GUA Guatemala City La Aurora
12h 48m1 stop Guadalajara Miguel Hidal
$363Volaris
Fri, Feb 12 - Fri, Feb 19
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1:25 pm - 6:57 pmSJO  San José Juan Santamaria Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl
5h 32mnonstop
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7:50 am - 8:39 pmORD  Chicago O'Hare Intl-SJO San José Juan Santamaria Intl
12h 49m1 stop Houston George Bush Intcntl
$403United Airlines
Sat, Dec 26 - Sat, Mar 6
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1:25 pm - 6:57 pmSJO  San José Juan Santamaria Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl
5h 32mnonstop
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6:00 am - 10:32 pmORD  Chicago O'Hare Intl-SJO San José Juan Santamaria Intl
16h 32m1 stop Houston George Bush Intcntl
$403United Airlines
Wed, Mar 3 - Sun, Mar 7
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1:50 am - 8:30 pmSJO  San José Juan Santamaria Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl
18h 40m1 stop Bogotá El Dorado
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10:30 pm - 8:50 amORD  Chicago O'Hare Intl-SJO San José Juan Santamaria Intl
10h 20m1 stop Bogotá El Dorado
$403Avianca
Sun, Jan 24 - Sun, Jan 31
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1:50 am - 8:30 pmSJO  San José Juan Santamaria Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl
18h 40m1 stop Bogotá El Dorado
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10:30 pm - 4:20 pmORD  Chicago O'Hare Intl-SJO San José Juan Santamaria Intl
17h 50m1 stop Bogotá El Dorado
$403Avianca
Mon, Feb 22 - Tue, Mar 2
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3:59 am - 12:11 amSJO  San José Juan Santamaria Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl
20h 12m1 stop Panama City Tocumen Intl
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2:13 pm - 1:20 pmORD  Chicago O'Hare Intl-SJO San José Juan Santamaria Intl
23h 07m1 stop Panama City Tocumen Intl
$406Copa Airlines
Tue, May 4 - Wed, May 5
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4:04 am - 1:34 pmSJO  San José Juan Santamaria Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl
8h 30m1 stop Panama City Tocumen Intl
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3:13 pm - 8:16 amORD  Chicago O'Hare Intl-SJO San José Juan Santamaria Intl
18h 03m1 stop Panama City Tocumen Intl
$406Copa Airlines
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Best time to beat the crowds with an average 14% drop in price.
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Flight from Guatemala City to Chicago O'Hare Airport

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Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Central America to Chicago

 
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SouthwestOverall score based on 4212 reviews
8.1Boarding
8.0Comfort
8.6Crew
7.5Entertainment
7.0Food
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Delayed over 3 hours, extremely rough landing on all four flights. Would not recommend

2.0 MediocreKevin, Oct 2026
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Delayed over 3 hours, extremely rough landing on all four flights. Would not recommend

The entire crew were wonderful but 1 flight attendant stood out with his sense of humor on the microphone. I told him as much as I exited the plane.

Maybe different snack selection. To much sodium in them. I know refrigerators are not available but there has to be healthier items.

Wasn't expecting this, but, we actually ended up getting assigned to the first row of seats!!!!! The extra legroom came in handy

Flight was delayed over 3 hours. Planes were dirty. Staff indifferent. And they serve vegan pretzels as snacks.

The flight was smooth. The Southwest experience has degraded overall, but this one was okay.

The checking experience in Orlando was terrible, almost missed the flight. Too many travelers and Southwest completely understaffed.

no service at all due to turbulence. they should've at least given us snacks, there were only 10 people on the entire flight.

For the first time in a long time, the Wi-Fi actually worked the entire flight! The flight crew was amazing as usual.

Great flight. I didn't get a drink because I was asleep whole on the flight.

We were made to check our carry-on luggage because it did not fit the measurements. That’s what we were told, but I saw plenty of carry-on luggage on the plane that was the same size as ours

Flight Crew Review The crew was absolutely amazing from start to finish! They were friendly, professional, attentive, and genuinely made the flight feel comfortable and enjoyable. Every interaction was pleasant, and they went above and beyond to make sure passengers were taken care of. You could really tell that they cared about providing great service. I truly appreciate their kindness and professionalism and would be happy to fly with this crew again!

stood in line to check in luggage for nearly an hour. very poor service and not excusable

Same as the previous flight as far as comfort and food. Entertainment didn’t have a watchable screen so everything would need to be watched on your own device in which they didn’t have a charging port that accommodated my iPhone. Seats were very uncomfortable. Staff was very friendly.

Do not book it’s a scam! They stole $1200 from me

Flight got delayed; had to go through security three times.

A lot things happened in this trip.The fly should be less stress.

We had a great flight just wished they had a tv so we can see a movie that would of made my trip excellent.

I would like a glass of wine or some kind of alcoholic drink.

Very long delay but we just made the connection. The requested wheel chairs were not there so I had to assist/carry BOTH of my parents to the gate while carrying their bags so we could make the connection. The plane had no entertainment system and NO WIFI, legroom zero. Restrooms on ALL of flights were dirty and one restroom did not even work properly. I was surprised to see COPA like this since my flight with them in 2013 was incredible, the seats were amazing and the food options were spectacular. Of course, I see this kind of service on many airlines now, with services and hospitality at an all time low. The worse part of the trip was seeing my 90 year old parents go through hell on these flights and having to try and rush to a gate to make the next flight. Never again

Fine except from Chicago to moline three different gate changes and flight times

When booking, the connection times seem fine. But in reality, my two connections were cut short by the first leg being delayed due to issues at the destination (too much traffic going into SFO, ORD) and it became extremely stressful.

Promised internet. Tried for nine hours to log in, no way. I tried the free option, I tried the paid option, I tried restarting my phone.. several times! Very aggrevating as I was trying to keep up with an emregency medial issue with my dad, but could not because the promised service was not available.

I had bad experience with United airline. No live rep, they only have AI that respond to customers concern

Flight and crew were great. Need more legroom and do not allow seats to recline.

We arrived to Chicago nearly 30 minutes early, which was great, but then was on the ground for over an hour because the gate was not available. The issue I had was the pilot estimation was frustrating. First he said he was informed it would be 20 minutes but he said "it will probably be more like 10 minutes". After 30 minutes he came back on the comm and said it would be another 10 minutes, maybe 20. I understand he was only giving estimates but he also layered in his own gut feel. We were never told why we didn't have a gate even after our scheduled entry.

Just sat on the run way after we arrived early

The Code Share with Air Canada was not very streamlined. I had to check in at airport (not online) on the outbound and return flights

Stored my cloth purse under seat in front off me as instructed. When I retrieved it, half of it was soaked, along with everything inside it. I don’t really know how that could have been prevented because the area did not look wet, but I was not happy about it.

Phx - ORD was nice 737 with starlink and the ORD - grr was ancient bare bones airbus with not even a power port lol

The now boarding notification was not updated in the app until I was actually on the plan. This si a massive fail considering my flight was delayed several times. These types of failures add stress that could be avoided since I no longer feel comfortable leaving the boarding area to get food or visit a lounge. Had I used the notification from the app, I would have missed my flight. The secondly, the process of connecting to wifi on aa flights is clunky and could be streamlined better. the copy and past process feels like MVP, and you are well beyond that stage.

Both flights were late leaving due to repairs/switching gates. The crew and pilots, however, were professional and courteous. Most importantly, we arrived at our destination safely. The seats were comforable. That size should be standard for all economy class. American could improve its boarding process. I am not sure why you need 9 groups for a small regional plane.

It was close to its perfect the flake could be took off early, landed early, didn’t have to wait for my daughter stroller luggage came out quick, very efficient, very good flight

The amount of gate changes and delays is completely unacceptable. This has happened on 3 of 4 trips between Chicago and Dallas in 2026.

The delay update was very late. I had a stressful short connection and RAN through Chicago to get to the next flight, only to find the plane wasn't at the gate yet an nobody was boarding. I would not have had to run if the delay was updated earlier.

No flight delays. No need to rebook to make connections. Enjoyed second leg of flight on Iberia.

Same the delay was not ideal and the credits to move flights was not sufficient

No food on 4.5 hour flight, wi-fi did not work. Terrible experience for a long haul flight.

The crew were diligent about ensuring that our pet dog remained in his carrier for the entire flight, as is their mandate. I wish that mandate was changed so that our poor, scared pets can be comforted during a flight, whereas service animals get to stay out and about for the whole flight. Thank you.

first leg from san diego to chicago, only had cookies for snack. 1 flavor of sparkling water chicago to washington dc had option of cookies, pretzels, or gold fish. had 2 flavors of sparkling water. 2nd flight better however the best part was there was no delays!!! Got to chicago and washington dc early. That was wonderful!!!!

There were three people in an economy seat in my row, but the row in front of me, which had the same class of service only had one person. I could barely move and the person in front of me slept on all three seats. If you had moved one person from my row to the row in front, the configuration would have been two on each row with the middle seat empty

It’s a new plane, but the most important detail is that the economy class seat doesn't recline—it’s completely fixed. The only one that reclines is in Comfort Class.

Better seats, allow us to upgrade, terrible website, poor telephone service, better equipment

Horrible experience with Avianca, they delayed their flight and when we arrived to NYC, AVIANCA took 1 hr y 30 mins to park the airplane and all passenger get off the plane, it made me lost all my trains to get back home and I came back to my place at 3 am instead of 12 am. On the top of that their plane seat are so uncomfortable and is not enough space and killed my legs and knees, Avianca used to be good when it was a Colombian company, now after Brasilian company bought them, their service quality is bad and their flights are delayed and oversold.

I handed in my suitcase in perfect condition at SAL Airport. And in MIA Airport I received it with one corner broken and the wheels bent.

I like the crew members they're very friendly. Clean plane. The flight was on time. I dont like the comfort my car seat its better that the plane seats. They charge for everything. This airline was very good. Now it's a low cost airline

6 hour flight and have to pay for everything 100 dollars to add a carry-on bag is insane

The check in is the only positive thing in Avianca. The seat is the most uncomfortable I have traveled, the distance is minimal.

Not what it used to be. The sale of food makes them look greedy!

Avianca is not what it used to be. So disappointing

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