Y4701Volaris · ORD → MEX
live · 4m ago
Route confirmed Volaris

Y4701 ChicagoORD · 07:35 Mexico CityMEX · 10:45

Y4701 by Volaris flies from Chicago (ORD) to Mexico City (MEX) for the Tue, Oct 20 departure.

Right nowIn the air to Mexico City · off blocks 07:51 · 16 min late
10:45

estimated arrival at MEX · local time · ~55 min from now

LivePosition · updated 4m ago
MEX379 mi · ~55 min leftORD
36,000 ftAltitudecruising
531 mphSpeed461 kt
199°Direction

Live position · flown path, last 2h 36m

Typical gate push+8 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival+0 minmedian over 2 operations
Wins back in air~8 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-20
+16 gate
10-19
−14 gate
10-18
+13 gate · +0 arrival
10-17
−7 gate · +0 arrival
10-16
−12 gate
10-15
+8 gate
10-14
+29 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 +0 min · 0 cancelled · 7 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
ORDChicagoOn-time likelyORD delay board →
MEXMexico CityOn-time likelyMEX delay board →
ORD→MEXevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
31%Chance of 15+ min delay
0.9%Chance of cancellation
+11 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at ORD and MEX 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 →

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 Mexico City flights today

same route · Volaris
Y4703departs 01:40

If Y4701 is cancelled, this is the other Volaris nonstop flight from Chicago to Mexico City 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 Y4701 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for Y4701 across the ORD and MEX boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 2 confirmed landings · 2/2 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how Y4701 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
10-20ORD 07:35 07:51 (+16)MEX 10:45
10-19ORD 07:35 07:21 (−14)MEX 10:45
10-18ORD 07:35 07:48 (+13)MEX 10:45 (+0)
10-17ORD 07:35 07:28 (−7)MEX 10:45 (+0)
10-16ORD 07:35 07:23 (−12)MEX 10:45
10-15ORD 07:35 07:43 (+8)MEX 10:45
10-14ORD 07:35 08:04 (+29)MEX 10:45

Board clocks recorded as ORD and MEX published them.

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