ORD → CANChicago to Guangzhou

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Direct flights from Chicago (ORD) to Guangzhou (CAN): 1 nonstop departure observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 10 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 4 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 12,426 km, an estimated 16 hours 26 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Chicago and Guangzhou. Updated 27 October 2026 at 01:34 UTC.

Today, ORD → CAN

Mon 26 Oct · local times
  1. 00:40 CZ2550China Southern Airlines On schedule ·
  2. 16:50 CSG2548China Southern Airlines Cargo Left 16:55 +5 ·

Checked ORD board 20:34 · CAN board 10:25

ORD Chicago smooth · +0
CAN Guangzhou smooth · +0
12,426 km · ~16h 26m est.
departs 18:251x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 1x weekly · nonstop
100 / 100

route health from live ORD and CAN delay boards

Median arrival delay is +10 min. 0 of 4 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+10 minacross the last 4 operated legs
Flight time~16h 26mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures1x1 direct airline on the leg

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
Air China LTDCA

Flights CA1004 varies Sa

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-26CSG2548departed+5
10-24CA1004departed+17
10-24CSG2506departed+2
10-21CSG2684departed+10

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 · NNE 10 kt Full ORD delay board →
CANGuangzhou +0 min smooth 🌤 clear · NNE 6 kt Full CAN delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at ORD: 32% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +10 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 Guangzhou route actually runs

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

Is ORD–CAN 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 ORD to CAN?

Great-circle distance is 12,426 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 907–1095 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does ORD–CAN fly?

Air China LTD runs the route with about 1 flight a week (sat). 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 ORD and arrival-side delay at CAN, 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.