FI853Icelandair · KEF → ORD
live · 11m ago
Route confirmed Icelandair

FI853 ReykjavíkKEF · 16:30 ChicagoORD · 17:20

FI853 by Icelandair flies from Reykjavík (KEF) to Chicago (ORD) for the Sun, Nov 1 departure.

Right nowScheduled · gate D22
16:30

departs KEF · on schedule

Typical gate push+4 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival+10 minmedian over 4 operations

Where the minutes go

last 5 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-31
+5 gate · +12 arrival
10-30
+14 gate · +12 arrival
10-29
+1 gate · +7 arrival
10-28
+4 gate · −2 arrival
10-27
−4 gate

The bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.

The last 30 days

arrival outcome per operation

median arrival +10 min · 0 cancelled · 5 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
KEFReykjavíkOn-time likelyKEF delay board →
ORDChicagoHigh riskORD delay board →
KEF→ORDevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
37%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.0%Chance of cancellation
+9 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at KEF 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 on this route

Forecast

Reykjavík to Chicago with Icelandair · Mon 2 Nov, local date

Outlook: high
Chance a departure is cancelled
4.0%2.5× usual
Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
2.1%2.0× usual

Forecast weather: 97% chance of rain and gusts to 30 kt at Reykjavík

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · About 1 departures a day on this route with this airline. · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

When it flies

scheduled departures
061422
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T
W
T
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Reykjavík to Chicago flights today

same route · Icelandair
FI855departs 19:45

If FI853 is cancelled, this is the other Icelandair nonstop flight from Reykjavík to Chicago on the same day, with scheduled departure times in KEF local time. Most flights that show a delay still operate. Rebooking usually helps only when that delay is very large. Every airline on this route →

How FI853 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for FI853 across the KEF and ORD boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~10 min late. Based on 4 confirmed landings · 4/4 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how FI853 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocks

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
10-31KEF 16:30 16:35 (+5)ORD 18:20 18:32 (+12)
10-30KEF 16:30 16:44 (+14)ORD 18:20 18:32 (+12)
10-29KEF 16:30 16:31 (+1)ORD 18:20 18:27 (+7)
10-28KEF 16:30 16:34 (+4)ORD 18:20 18:18 (−2)
10-27KEF 16:30 16:26 (−4)ORD 18:20

Board clocks recorded as KEF and ORD published them.

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