Direct flights from Columbia (COU) to Chicago (ORD): 35 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. 92% of the last 36 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 18 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 36 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 507 km, an estimated 1 hour 9 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Columbia and Chicago. Updated 2 November 2026 at 04:02 UTC.
COUColumbiatracking
ORDChicagosmooth · +0
507 km · ~1h 09m est.
dep bank 07:38–20:1135x weekly
Runs reliable · 2 airlines · 35x weekly · nonstop
92% on time
of the last 36 tracked COU → ORD flights arrived within 15 minutes
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop COU 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.
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 COU to ORD?
Great-circle distance is 507 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 66–73 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does COU–ORD fly?
2 carriers operate this route, around 35 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.
What does the route health score measure?
A blend of departure-side delay at COU 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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