ORD → SLNChicago to Salina

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Direct flights from Chicago (ORD) to Salina (SLN): 13 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. No cancellations were recorded across the 7 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 898 km, an estimated 1 hour 39 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Chicago and Salina. Updated 31 October 2026 at 09:37 UTC.

Today, ORD → SLN

Sat 31 Oct · local times
  1. 18:00 UA5191United Airlines Sched 18:00Departure not confirmed by the board ·
  2. 21:35 UA5087United Airlines Sched 21:35Departure not confirmed by the board ·

Checked ORD board 04:37

ORD Chicago smooth · +1
SLN Salina tracking
898 km · ~1h 39m est.
dep bank 21:30–21:3513x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 13x weekly · nonstop
100 / 100

route health from live ORD and SLN delay boards

0 of 7 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Flight time~1h 39mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures13x1 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 UA5095 21:30 daily · UA5087 21:35 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-30UA5087departed−1
10-29UA5087departed+95
10-28UA5087departed−10
10-27UA5087departed−10
10-26UA5087departed−7
10-25UA5087departed−5
10-24UA5095departed+54

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 +1 min smooth 🌤 overcast · N 0 kt Full ORD delay board →
SLNSalina tracking Full SLN delay board →

How the Chicago to Salina route actually runs

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

Is ORD–SLN 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–SLN?

Operators schedule evening departures around 21:30 from ORD. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the SLN delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from ORD to SLN?

Great-circle distance is 898 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 93–107 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does ORD–SLN fly?

United Airlines runs the route with about 13 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.