5X5661 Kansas CityMCI ChicagoORD · 08:11
5X5661 by UPS Airlines flies from Kansas City (MCI) to Chicago (ORD).
scheduled from MCI
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at MCI and ORD are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. These figures come from both airports' records under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days.
Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →
Tomorrow at MCI
ForecastMon 2 Nov, local date
- 95% chance of rain
- Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
- 7.7%usually 5.8%
Weather behind it: 95% chance of rain at Kansas City; 46% chance of fog, 87% chance of rain and gusts to 32 kt at Denver, where 8% of departures go
No cancellation outlook here: this airport's board does not publish cancellations reliably.
Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Based on about 170 departures a day. · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.
Tomorrow at Chicago
ForecastMon 2 Nov, local date
- Chance a departure is cancelled
- 0.9%usually 0.7%
- Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
- 11%usually 11%
Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Based on about 1,360 departures a day. · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.
When it flies
scheduled departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
How 5X5661 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for 5X5661 across the MCI and ORD boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read: no clear pattern yet. Only 2 completed legs so far: landed -25 min. Not enough to call it.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how 5X5661 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationBoard clocks recorded as MCI and ORD published them.
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Pro Flight Search: 5X5661 Kansas City to Chicago on-time performance, measured from the MCI and ORD airport boards.
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