AUS → ORDAustin to Chicago

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Direct flights from Austin (AUS) to Chicago (ORD): 14 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. 60% of the last 10 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 7 minutes early. 1 of the 10 tracked flights was cancelled. The nonstop covers 1,575 km, an estimated 2 hours 31 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Austin and Chicago. Updated 17 October 2026 at 07:54 UTC.

Today, AUS → ORD

Sat 17 Oct · local times
  1. 06:00 AA1064American Airlines On scheduleGate 37 · T1 ORD 08:56scheduled
  2. 06:55 UA1878United Airlines Est. 06:50Gate 33 · T1 ORD 09:45scheduled
  3. 07:41 AA1726American Airlines On scheduleGate 37 · T1 ORD 10:37scheduled
  4. 08:45 UA2133United Airlines On scheduleGate 25 · T1 ORD 11:41scheduled
  5. 12:43 UA456United Airlines On scheduleGate 27 · T1 ORD 15:35scheduled
  6. · AA1180American Airlines On schedule ORD 20:05scheduled
  7. · AA1812American Airlines On schedule ORD 18:59scheduled
  8. · UA1625United Airlines On schedule ORD 18:35scheduled
  9. · UA1990United Airlines On schedule ORD 20:26scheduled

Checked AUS board 02:22 · ORD board 02:54

AUS Austin disrupted · +208
ORD Chicago disrupted · +102
1,575 km · ~2h 31m est.
dep bank 06:00–17:2514x weekly
Runs mixed · 2 airlines · 14x weekly · nonstop
60% on time

of the last 10 operated AUS → ORD flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −7 min. 1 of 10 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−7 minacross the last 10 operated legs
Flight time~2h 31mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures14x2 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled10.0%recent route rate · 1 of 10

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
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
United AirlinesUA50% on time

Flights UA1878 06:55 daily · UA2133 08:45 daily · UA456 12:43 daily · UA1625 15:37 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-16AA1064dep +25 → arr−29
10-16AA1180dep +117 → arr+70
10-16AA1726dep +22 → arr−36
10-16AA1812dep +25 → arr−31
10-16UA1625arrived+67
10-16UA1878arrived+1
10-16UA1990arrived+85
10-16UA2133arrived−24
10-16UA3911cancelledCNX
10-16UA456arrived−7

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
AUSAustin +208 min disrupted 🌤 few clouds · N 15 kt Full AUS delay board →
ORDChicago +102 min disrupted 🌤 few clouds · NNW 10 kt Full ORD delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at ORD: 40% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +12 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Austin to Chicago route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop AUS 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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AUS to ORD questions

Is AUS–ORD running on time right now?

High disruption likely. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 0/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on AUS–ORD?

Operators schedule morning departures around 06:00 and evening departures around 17:04 from AUS. 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 AUS to ORD?

Great-circle distance is 1,575 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 141–165 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does AUS–ORD fly?

2 carriers operate this route, around 63 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.