ORD → NKGChicago to Nanjing

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Direct flights from Chicago (ORD) to Nanjing (NKG): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 166 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 1 tracked flight. The nonstop covers 11,372 km, an estimated 15 hours 5 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Chicago and Nanjing. Updated 17 October 2026 at 08:30 UTC.

Today, ORD → NKG

Sat 17 Oct · local times
  1. 01:45 Y87452Suparna Airlines Sched 01:45Departure not confirmed by the board ·
  2. 01:45 Y87482Suparna Airlines Sched 01:45Departure not confirmed by the board ·
  3. 21:50 CF266China Postal Airlines Sched 21:50Departure not confirmed by the board ·

Checked ORD board 03:30

ORD Chicago smooth · +13
NKG Nanjing tracking
11,372 km · ~15h 05m est.
dep bank 01:45–01:457x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
82 / 100

route health from live ORD and NKG delay boards

Median arrival delay is +166 min. 0 of 1 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+166 minacross the last 1 operated legs
Flight time~15h 05mestimated 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
Suparna 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
Suparna AirlinesY8

Flights Y87452 01:45 daily · Y87482 01:45 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-16Y87482departed+166

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 +13 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · NNW 10 kt Full ORD delay board →
NKGNanjing tracking Full NKG delay board →

How the Chicago to Nanjing route actually runs

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

Is ORD–NKG running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at ORD is the weaker end, route health score 82/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on ORD–NKG?

Operators schedule morning departures around 01:45 from ORD. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the NKG delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from ORD to NKG?

Great-circle distance is 11,372 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 833–1005 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does ORD–NKG fly?

Suparna Airlines runs the route with about 14 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.