SAF → ORDSanta Fe to Chicago

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Direct flights from Santa Fe (SAF) to Chicago (ORD): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 86% of the last 7 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 29 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 7 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 Santa Fe and Chicago. Updated 31 October 2026 at 00:42 UTC.

SAF Santa Fe tracking
ORD Chicago smooth · +0
1,723 km · ~2h 43m est.
departs 17:427x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
86% on time

of the last 7 tracked SAF → ORD flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −29 min. 0 of 7 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−29 minacross the last 7 arrivals
Flight time~2h 43mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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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 AirlinesAA86% on time

Flights AA4966 17:42 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-30AA4966arrived+9
10-29AA4966arrived−19
10-28AA4966arrived−34
10-27AA4966arrived−45
10-26AA4966arrived−39
10-25AA4966arrived−29
10-24AA4966arrived+65

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
SAFSanta Fe tracking Full SAF delay board →
ORDChicago +0 min smooth 🌤 overcast · ENE 8 kt Full ORD delay board →

How the Santa Fe to Chicago route actually runs

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

Is SAF–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 SAF to ORD?

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 SAF–ORD 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 SAF 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.