JAC → ORDJackson to Chicago

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Direct flights from Jackson (JAC) to Chicago (ORD): 14 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. The median arrival is 3 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 4 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,866 km, an estimated 2 hours 54 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Jackson and Chicago. Updated 20 October 2026 at 16:38 UTC.

Today, JAC → ORD

Tue 20 Oct · local times
  1. 07:50 UA2032United Airlines Departed Landed 11:28 −31
  2. 12:20 UA2458United Airlines On schedule ORD 16:29scheduled
  3. 13:43 AA1449American Airlines On schedule ORD 17:59scheduled

Checked JAC board 10:33 · ORD board 11:38

JAC Jackson smooth · +6
ORD Chicago smooth · +0
1,866 km · ~2h 54m est.
dep bank 07:50–13:4314x weekly
Running clean · 2 airlines · 14x weekly · nonstop
95 / 100

route health from live JAC and ORD delay boards

Median arrival delay is +3 min. 0 of 4 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+3 minacross the last 4 operated legs
Flight time~2h 54mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures14x2 direct airlines on the leg

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
American AirlinesAA

Flights AA449 10:00 Th Fr · AA1449 13:43 daily

United AirlinesUA

Flights UA2032 07:50 Mo Tu Fr Sa Su · UA2458 12:20 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-20UA2032arrived−31
10-19AA1449dep +7 → arr−20
10-19UA2032dep +31 → arr+8
10-19UA2458dep +6 → arr+3

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
JACJackson +6 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · N 0 kt Full JAC delay board →
ORDChicago +0 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · SSE 4 kt Full ORD delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at JAC and ORD: 41% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +11 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Jackson to Chicago route actually runs

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

Is JAC–ORD running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at JAC is the weaker end, route health score 95/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on JAC–ORD?

Operators schedule morning departures around 07:50 from JAC. 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 JAC to ORD?

Great-circle distance is 1,866 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 162–190 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does JAC–ORD fly?

2 carriers operate this route, around 21 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.