RFD → ORDChicago/Rockford to Chicago

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Direct flights from Chicago/Rockford (RFD) to Chicago (ORD): 4 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. The median arrival is 35 minutes late. 1 of the 3 tracked flights was cancelled. The nonstop covers 101 km, an estimated 38 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Chicago/Rockford and Chicago. Updated 29 October 2026 at 20:56 UTC.

Today, RFD → ORD

Thu 29 Oct · local times
  1. · UA3877United Airlines On schedule ORD 22:07scheduled

Checked ORD board 15:56

RFD Chicago/Rockford tracking
ORD Chicago smooth · +0
101 km · ~0h 38m est.
dep bank 02:12–22:394x weekly
Running clean · 2 airlines · 4x weekly · nonstop
100 / 100

route health from live RFD and ORD delay boards

Median arrival delay is +35 min. 1 of 3 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+35 minacross the last 2 arrivals
Flight time~0h 38mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures4x2 direct airlines on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
United AirlinesUPS 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 UA3871 02:12 Fr · UA3882 21:10 Mo · UA3878 22:39 We

UPS Airlines5X

Flights 5X9329 22:29 We

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-26UA3881cancelledCNX
10-26UA3882arrived+35
10-23UA3871arrived−38

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
RFDChicago/Rockford tracking Full RFD delay board →
ORDChicago +0 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · NW 6 kt Full ORD delay board →

How the Chicago/Rockford to Chicago route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop RFD to ORD 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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How we measure this →

RFD to ORD questions

Is RFD–ORD 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 RFD to ORD?

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 RFD–ORD fly?

2 carriers operate this route, around 4 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.

What does the route health score measure?

A blend of departure-side delay at RFD and arrival-side delay at ORD, 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.