Direct flights from Athens (ATH) to Chicago (ORD): 14 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. The median arrival is 25 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 4 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 8,770 km, an estimated 11 hours 45 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Athens and Chicago. Updated 18 October 2026 at 16:19 UTC.
Left ATH at 11:45, 60 min after its 10:45 slot.
Landing estimate from 12,813 tracked flights of 8 hours or longer that left 60 to 119 min late. The ORD board has not posted a landing time yet. How planes make up time
Track AA161 →Left ATH at 13:00, 25 min after its 12:35 slot.
Landing estimate from 57,534 tracked flights of 8 hours or longer that left 15 to 29 min late. The ORD board has not posted a landing time yet. How planes make up time
Track UA423 →Checked ATH board 19:09 · ORD board 11:19
route health from live ATH and ORD delay boards
Median arrival delay is +25 min. 0 of 4 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.
Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.
Current conditions put the pressure at ATH: 53% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +14 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →
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Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop ATH 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.
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Pro Flight Search — Athens (ATH) to Chicago (ORD) route reliability, measured from operated flights on official airport boards.
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Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at ATH is the weaker end, route health score 83/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
Operators schedule morning departures around 10:45 from ATH. 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.
Great-circle distance is 8,770 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 649–782 min gate-to-gate on this route.
2 carriers operate this route, around 14 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.
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