FOD → ORDFort Dodge to Chicago

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Direct flights from Fort Dodge (FOD) to Chicago (ORD): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 50% of the last 8 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 7 minutes late. 2 of the 8 tracked flights were cancelled. The nonstop covers 521 km, an estimated 1 hour 10 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Fort Dodge and Chicago. Updated 18 October 2026 at 13:12 UTC.

Today, FOD → ORD

Sun 18 Oct · local times
  1. · UA5100United Airlines On schedule ORD 13:03scheduled

Checked ORD board 08:12

FOD Fort Dodge tracking
ORD Chicago smooth · +0
521 km · ~1h 10m est.
departs 13:037x weekly
Runs rough · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
50% on time

of the last 8 operated FOD → ORD flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +7 min. 2 of 8 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+7 minacross the last 8 operated legs
Flight time~1h 10mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
United 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 UA5100 13:03 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-17UA5100arrived+503
10-16UA5100arrived+194
10-15UA5100arrived+7
10-14UA5100arrived−15
10-13UA5100arrived+3
10-13UA6081cancelledCNX
10-12UA5100arrived−1
10-11UA5100cancelledCNX

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
FODFort Dodge tracking Full FOD delay board →
ORDChicago +0 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · SSW 7 kt Full ORD delay board →

How the Fort Dodge to Chicago route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop FOD 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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How we measure this →

FOD to ORD questions

Is FOD–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 FOD to ORD?

Great-circle distance is 521 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 67–75 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does FOD–ORD fly?

United Airlines runs the route with about 7 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 FOD 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.