Direct flights from Paris (CDG) to Chicago (ORD): 21 nonstop departures observed each week across 3 airlines. 89% of the last 9 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 2 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 9 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 6,664 km, an estimated 9 hours 3 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Paris and Chicago. Updated 19 October 2026 at 20:23 UTC.
Left CDG at 15:05, 25 min after its 14:40 slot.
Landing estimate from 58,167 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 AA151 →Checked CDG board 22:18 · ORD board 15:23
of the last 9 operated CDG → ORD flights arrived within 15 minutes
Median arrival delay is −2 min. 0 of 9 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 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 →
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Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop CDG 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 — Paris (CDG) to Chicago (ORD) route reliability, measured from operated flights on official airport boards.
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Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at CDG is the weaker end, route health score 84/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
Operators schedule morning departures around 11:15 from CDG. 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 6,664 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 500–601 min gate-to-gate on this route.
3 carriers operate this route, around 27 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.
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