ORD → SAFChicago to Santa Fe

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Direct flights from Chicago (ORD) to Santa Fe (SAF): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 90% of the last 10 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 7 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 10 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,723 km, an estimated 2 hours 43 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Chicago and Santa Fe. Updated 17 October 2026 at 19:02 UTC.

Today, ORD → SAF

Sat 17 Oct · local times
  1. 10:30 AA6456American Airlines Left 10:23 ·

Checked ORD board 14:02

ORD Chicago smooth · +0
SAF Santa Fe tracking
1,723 km · ~2h 43m est.
departs 10:307x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
90% on time

of the last 10 operated ORD → SAF flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −7 min. 0 of 10 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−7 minacross the last 10 operated legs
Flight time~2h 43mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 10

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
American 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 AirlinesAA100% on time

Flights AA6456 10:30 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-17AA6456departed−7
10-16AA6456departed−2
10-16OO6084departed+14
10-16UA6084departed+41
10-15AA6456departed−8
10-14AA6456departed−3
10-13AA6456departed−9
10-12AA6456departed−8
10-11AA6456departed−9
10-10AA6456departed−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 🌤 few clouds · N 0 kt Full ORD delay board →
SAFSanta Fe tracking Full SAF delay board →

How the Chicago to Santa Fe route actually runs

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

Is ORD–SAF 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 SAF?

Great-circle distance is 1,723 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 152–178 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does ORD–SAF fly?

American Airlines runs the route with about 7 flights a week (daily). 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 SAF, 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.