ABQ → ORDAlbuquerque to Chicago

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Direct flights from Albuquerque (ABQ) to Chicago (ORD): 27 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. 94% of the last 18 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 16 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 18 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,796 km, an estimated 2 hours 48 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Albuquerque and Chicago. Updated 4 November 2026 at 03:06 UTC.

Today, ABQ → ORD

Tue 3 Nov · local times
  1. 07:01 AA2476American Airlines Left 06:52 Landed 10:40 −25
  2. 12:49 UA1557United Airlines Left 12:54 +5 Landed 16:38 −7
  3. 14:06 AA3881American Airlines Left 13:58 Landed 17:53 −21

Checked ABQ board 20:08 · ORD board 21:06

ABQ Albuquerque smooth · +7
ORD Chicago smooth · +8
1,796 km · ~2h 48m est.
dep bank 07:00–14:0627x weekly
Runs reliable · 2 airlines · 27x weekly · nonstop
94% on time

of the last 18 tracked ABQ → ORD flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −16 min. 0 of 18 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−16 minacross the last 18 arrivals
Flight time~2h 48mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures27x2 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 18

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Tue
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Thu
Fri
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Sun
American AirlinesUnited Airlines

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
American AirlinesAA92% on time

Flights AA1193 07:00 daily · AA2476 07:01 Mo Tu Su · AA1219 13:57 daily · AA3881 14:06 Mo Tu Su

United AirlinesUA100% on time

Flights UA1557 12:49 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-03AA2476dep −9 → arr−25
11-03AA3881dep −8 → arr−21
11-03UA1557dep +5 → arr−7
11-02AA2476dep −3 → arr−18
11-02AA3881dep −1 → arr−26
11-02UA1557dep −2 → arr−13
11-01AA2476dep +3 → arr−7
11-01AA3881dep +8 → arr−14
11-01UA1557dep −4 → arr−22
10-31AA1193dep −9 → arr−23
10-31AA1219dep +24 → arr+0
10-31UA1557dep −10 → arr+3
10-30AA1193dep +3 → arr−16
10-30AA1219dep −10 → arr−33
10-30UA1557dep −2 → arr−18
10-29AA1193dep −6 → arr−31
10-29AA1219dep +69 → arr+65
10-29UA1557dep −3 → arr−11

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
ABQAlbuquerque +7 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · ESE 6 kt Full ABQ delay board →
ORDChicago +8 min smooth 🌤 overcast · SSE 16 kt Full ORD delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at ABQ: a 43% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +10 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Albuquerque to Chicago route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop ABQ to ORD flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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ABQ to ORD questions

Is ABQ–ORD running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 88/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on ABQ–ORD?

Operators schedule morning departures around 07:00 from ABQ. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the ORD delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from ABQ to ORD?

Great-circle distance is 1,796 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 157–184 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does ABQ–ORD fly?

2 carriers operate this route, around 27 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.