ORD → CUNChicago to Cancún

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Direct flights from Chicago (ORD) to Cancún (CUN): 21 nonstop departures observed each week across 3 airlines. 80% of the last 5 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 4 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 10 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 2,331 km, an estimated 3 hours 29 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Chicago and Cancún. Updated 29 October 2026 at 03:40 UTC.

Today, ORD → CUN

Wed 28 Oct · local times
  1. 06:10 F944Frontier Left 07:21 +71 Landed 11:10 +62
  2. 07:20 UA1198United Airlines Left 07:16 Landed 11:05 −18
  3. 08:10 AA1503American Airlines Left 08:23 +13 Landed 11:56 −4
  4. 08:40 UA2371United Airlines Left 08:36 Landed 12:49 +6
  5. 10:00 AA492American Airlines Left 09:49 Landed 13:23 −42

Checked ORD board 22:31 · CUN board 22:40

ORD Chicago smooth · +0
CUN Cancún smooth · +0
2,331 km · ~3h 29m est.
dep bank 06:10–10:4621x weekly
Runs reliable · 3 airlines · 21x weekly · nonstop
80% on time

of the last 5 tracked ORD → CUN flights arrived within 15 minutes

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

Median arrival−4 minacross the last 5 arrivals
Flight time~3h 29mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures21x3 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 10

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
American AirlinesFrontier 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 AA1503 08:10 daily · AA492 10:00 daily

Frontier AirlinesF9

Flights F944 06:10 daily

United AirlinesUA

Flights UA2371 08:40 Mo Tu We Th Su · UA1656 09:02 Mo Th Su · UA1198 09:29 daily · UA1659 10:46 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-28AA1503dep +13 → arr−4
10-28AA492dep −11 → arr−42
10-28F944dep +71 → arr+62
10-28UA1198dep −4 → arr−18
10-28UA2371dep −4 → arr+6
10-27AA1503departed+102
10-27AA492departed−7
10-27F944departed+276
10-27UA1198departed+2
10-27UA2371departed−5

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 🌤 mostly cloudy · SSW 9 kt Full ORD delay board →
CUNCancún +0 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · NNW 4 kt Full CUN delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at ORD: 34% 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 Cancún route actually runs

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

Is ORD–CUN 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.

Morning or evening flight on ORD–CUN?

Operators schedule morning departures around 06:10 from ORD. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the CUN delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from ORD to CUN?

Great-circle distance is 2,331 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 195–230 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does ORD–CUN fly?

3 carriers operate this route, around 43 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.