Etihad AirwaysEY44% on time
Flights EY9 varies daily · EY93 varies daily
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Direct flights from Abu Dhabi (AUH) to Chicago (ORD): 14 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 44% of the last 16 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 20 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 16 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 11,688 km, an estimated 15 hours 29 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Abu Dhabi and Chicago. Updated 1 November 2026 at 13:55 UTC.
Today, AUH → ORD
Sun 1 Nov · local times- 02:35 EY9Etihad Airways Left 02:35 Landed 07:30 −5
- · EY93Etihad Airways Departed Landed 07:30 +20
Checked AUH board 15:03 · ORD board 07:55
AUH
Abu Dhabi
smooth · +0
ORD
Chicago
smooth · +0
11,688 km · ~15h 29m est.
Runs rough · 1 airline · 14x weekly · nonstop
44% on time
of the last 16 tracked AUH → ORD flights arrived within 15 minutes
Median arrival delay is +20 min. 0 of 16 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival+20 minacross the last 16 arrivals
Flight time~15h 29mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures14x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 16
Who flies it
observed on the boards · 7 daysHistory
operated legs · board outcomes11-01EY93arrived+20
10-31EY93arrived+32
10-30EY93arrived+58
10-29EY93arrived+51
10-28EY93arrived−8
10-27EY93arrived−50
10-26EY93arrived+37
10-25EY93arrived+32
Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.
Full board history, day by day →
Airports right now
live boardsWeather lens
Conditions are tightest at AUH: a 43% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +9 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →
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How the Abu Dhabi to Chicago route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop AUH 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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AUH to ORD questions
Is AUH–ORD running on time right now?
Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 100/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
How long is the flight from AUH to ORD?
Great-circle distance is 11,688 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 855–1032 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does AUH–ORD fly?
Etihad Airways runs the route with about 14 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.
What does the route health score measure?
A blend of departure-side delay at AUH and arrival-side delay at ORD, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.
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