LX9Swiss International Air Lines · ORD → ZRH
live · 4m ago
Route confirmed Swiss International Air Lines

LX9 ChicagoORD · 19:50 ZurichZRH · 10:40

LX9 by Swiss International Air Lines flies from Chicago (ORD) to Zurich (ZRH) for the Tue, Oct 27 departure.

Right nowIn the air to Zurich · off blocks 19:48 · 2 min early
10:02

estimated arrival at ZRH · local time · ~5h 54m from now

LivePosition · updated 4m ago
ORD3,399 mi · ~5h 54m leftZRH
37,000 ftAltitudecruising
600 mphSpeed521 kt
85°Direction

Live position · flown path, last 2h 0m

Typical gate push+7 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−21 minmedian over 4 operations
Wins back in air~28 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 4 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-27
−2 gate · −38 arrival
10-26
+9 gate · −21 arrival
10-25
+3 gate · −39 arrival
10-24
+7 gate · −15 arrival

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

The route today

live boards
ORDChicagoOn-time likelyORD delay board →
ZRHZurichHigh riskZRH delay board →
ORD→ZRHevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
45%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.2%Chance of cancellation
+10 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at ORD and ZRH 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

Forecast

Chicago to Zurich with Swiss International Air Lines · Wed 28 Oct, local date

Outlook: below usual
Chance a departure is cancelled
0.7%0.7× usual
Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
3.9%0.6× usual

Forecast: WeatherTomorrow · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · About 2 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
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Chicago to Zurich flights today

same route · Swiss International Air Lines
LX7departs 14:20

If LX9 is cancelled, this is the other Swiss International Air Lines nonstop flight from Chicago to Zurich 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 LX9 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for LX9 across the ORD and ZRH boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~21 min early. Based on 3 confirmed landings · 3/3 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 LX9 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocksaircraft

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
10-27ORD 19:50 19:48 (−2)ZRH 10:40 10:02 (−38)
10-26ORD 19:50 19:59 (+9)ZRH 10:40 10:19 (−21)
10-25ORD 19:50 19:53 (+3)ZRH 10:40 10:01 (−39)
10-24ORD 19:50 19:57 (+7)ZRH 10:40 10:25 (−15)

Aircraft

Recent tails: HBJMA, HBJNI.

Board clocks recorded as ORD and ZRH published them.

Planning around LX9? Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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