ORD → RFDChicago to Chicago/Rockford

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Direct flights from Chicago (ORD) to Chicago/Rockford (RFD): 3 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 5 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 3 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 101 km, an estimated 38 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Chicago and Chicago/Rockford. Updated 17 October 2026 at 01:01 UTC.

Today, ORD → RFD

Fri 16 Oct · local times
  1. 19:15 UA3874United Airlines Sched 19:15Departure not confirmed by the board ·

Checked ORD board 20:01

ORD Chicago smooth · +6
RFD Chicago/Rockford tracking
101 km · ~0h 38m est.
dep bank 20:00–23:453x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 3x weekly · nonstop
90 / 100

route health from live ORD and RFD delay boards

Median arrival delay is −5 min. 0 of 3 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−5 minacross the last 3 operated legs
Flight time~0h 38mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures3x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
United 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
United AirlinesUA

Flights UA3875 20:00 Tu · UA3892 21:45 Fr · UA3888 22:10 Su · UA3899 23:30 Tu

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-13UA3875departed−5
10-13UA3877departed+1
10-11UA3888departed−7

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 +6 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · N 12 kt Full ORD delay board →
RFDChicago/Rockford tracking Full RFD delay board →

How the Chicago to Chicago/Rockford route actually runs

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

Is ORD–RFD running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at ORD is the weaker end, route health score 90/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on ORD–RFD?

Operators schedule evening departures around 20:00 from ORD. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the RFD delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from ORD to RFD?

Great-circle distance is 101 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 37–39 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does ORD–RFD fly?

United Airlines runs the route with about 5 flights a week (sun, tue, fri). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.