FI856 ChicagoORD · 22:25 ReykjavíkKEF · 09:30
FI856 by Icelandair flies from Chicago (ORD) to Reykjavík (KEF).
scheduled from ORD
Where the minutes go
last 4 operations · gate push → arrivalThe bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at ORD and KEF are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. For this route and airline, 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
ForecastChicago to Reykjavík with Icelandair · Thu 29 Oct, local date
- Chance a departure is cancelled
- 3.0%6.6× usual
- Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
- 6.8%1.2× usual
Forecast weather: 97% chance of rain and gusts to 36 kt at Reykjavík
Forecast: WeatherTomorrow · 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 departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Chicago to Reykjavík flights today
same route · IcelandairIf FI856 is cancelled, these are the other Icelandair nonstop flights from Chicago to Reykjavík on the same day, with scheduled departure times in ORD local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →
How FI856 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for FI856 across the ORD and KEF boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 3 confirmed landings · 2/3 within 15 min of schedule. Pushes back late but makes up time in the air.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how FI856 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 ORD and KEF published them.
Planning around FI856? Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure
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Pro Flight Search — FI856 Chicago to Reykjavík on-time performance, measured from the ORD and KEF airport boards.
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