ORD → BCNChicago to Barcelona

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Direct flights from Chicago (ORD) to Barcelona (BCN): 49 nonstop departures observed each week across 7 airlines. 38% of the last 8 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 146 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 8 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 7,094 km, an estimated 9 hours 36 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Chicago and Barcelona. Updated 16 October 2026 at 15:58 UTC.

Today, ORD → BCN

Fri 16 Oct · local times
  1. 19:15 AA40American Airlines On scheduleGate K13 · T3 ·
  2. 21:40 UA769United Airlines On scheduleGate C20 · T1 ·
  3. · AC4791Air Canada Departed Landed 13:18 +3
  4. · AY3828Finnair Departed Landed 13:11 +146
  5. · BA1524British Airways Departed Landed 13:11 +146
  6. · IB4382Iberia Departed Landed 13:11 +146
  7. · IB8214Iberia Departed Landed 13:11 +146
  8. · LH8546Lufthansa Departed Landed 13:18 +3

Checked ORD board 10:58 · BCN board 18:15

ORD Chicago smooth · +0
BCN Barcelona smooth · +6
7,094 km · ~9h 36m est.
dep bank 10:55–21:4049x weekly
Runs rough · 7 airlines · 49x weekly · nonstop
38% on time

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

Median arrival delay is +146 min. 0 of 8 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+146 minacross the last 8 operated legs
Flight time~9h 36mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures49x7 direct airlines on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Air CanadaAmerican AirlinesBritish AirwaysFinnair

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
Air CanadaAC

Flights AC4791 13:15 daily

American AirlinesAA

Flights AA40 varies daily

British AirwaysBA

Flights BA1524 10:55 daily

FinnairAY

Flights AY3828 10:55 daily

IberiaIB

Flights IB4382 10:55 daily · IB8214 10:55 daily

LufthansaLH

Flights LH8546 13:15 daily

United AirlinesUA

Flights UA769 21:40 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-16AC4791arrived+3
10-16AY3828arrived+146
10-16BA1524arrived+146
10-16IB4382arrived+146
10-16IB8214arrived+146
10-16LH8546arrived+3
10-15AA40dep +167 → arr+146
10-15UA769departed+9

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
ORDChicago +0 min smooth ⛅ overcast · WNW 13 kt Full ORD delay board →
BCNBarcelona +6 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · S 6 kt Full BCN delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at ORD: 50% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +19 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Chicago to Barcelona route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop ORD to BCN 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 →

ORD to BCN questions

Is ORD–BCN running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. The arrival side at BCN is the weaker end, route health score 68/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from ORD to BCN?

Great-circle distance is 7,094 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 531–638 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does ORD–BCN fly?

7 carriers operate this route, around 56 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 ORD and arrival-side delay at BCN, 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.