Direct flights from San Diego (SAN) to Chicago (ORD): 21 nonstop departures observed each week across 3 airlines. 43% of the last 14 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 30 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 14 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 2,768 km, an estimated 4 hours 3 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at San Diego and Chicago. Updated 17 October 2026 at 10:38 UTC.
Today, SAN → ORD
Sat 17 Oct · local times
AS1478Alaska Airlines23 min late
The SAN board at 03:38 shows departure at 12:58 instead of 12:35, gate 32.
Likely landing
about 18:45middle half 18:36 to 18:56 · sched 18:53
Later cancelled
0.5%of 7,054 past Alaska Airlines flights whose board showed 20 to 40 min late
Still to leave today
AA2131 13:12American Airlines · then UA1068 14:07
Landing estimate from 90,516 tracked flights of 4 to 8 hours that left 15 to 29 min late. The ORD board has not posted a landing time yet. How planes make up time
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop SAN 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.
Significant delay risk. The departure side at SAN is the weaker end, route health score 50/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
Morning or evening flight on SAN–ORD?
Operators schedule morning departures around 06:18 and evening departures around 17:46 from SAN. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the ORD delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.
How long is the flight from SAN to ORD?
Great-circle distance is 2,768 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 225–267 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does SAN–ORD fly?
3 carriers operate this route, around 88 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.
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