SFO → ORDSan Francisco to Chicago

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Direct flights from San Francisco (SFO) to Chicago (ORD): 28 nonstop departures observed each week across 4 airlines. 80% of the last 51 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is on schedule. No cancellations were recorded across the 51 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 2,964 km, an estimated 4 hours 18 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at San Francisco and Chicago. Updated 16 October 2026 at 19:43 UTC.

Today, SFO → ORD

Fri 16 Oct · local times
AA2642American Airlines15 min late

The SFO board at 12:43 shows departure at 15:33 instead of 15:18, gate B23 (T1).

Likely landing
about 21:35middle half 21:25 to 21:45 · sched 21:50
Still to leave today
AC5332 16:41Air Canada · then EK6373 16:41, NZ9310 16:41

Landing estimate from 90,157 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

Track AA2642 →
GF6849Gulfair15 min late

The SFO board at 12:43 shows departure at 15:33 instead of 15:18, gate B23 (T1).

Still to leave today
AC5332 16:41Air Canada · then EK6373 16:41, NZ9310 16:41
  1. 09:12 AA2814American Airlines Left 09:12 ORD 15:45In the air · scheduled landing
  2. 09:12 BA5769British Airways Left 09:12 ·
  3. 09:12 EI7724Aer Lingus Left 09:12 ·
  4. 09:12 IB8063Iberia Airlines Left 09:12 ·
  5. 09:12 QF4105Qantas Left 09:12 ·
  6. 09:12 RJ7402Royal Jordanian Left 09:12 ·
  7. 10:10 AC4065Air Canada Left 10:09 ·
  8. 10:10 NZ9301Air New Zealand Left 10:09 ·
  9. 10:10 UA2827United Airlines Left 10:09 ORD 16:41In the air · scheduled landing
  10. 10:10 VA8099Virgin Australia Left 10:09 ·
  11. 10:33 AA2885American Airlines Left 10:30 ORD 17:10In the air · scheduled landing
  12. 10:33 AY4145Finnair Left 10:30 ·
  13. 10:33 BA6664British Airways Left 10:30 ·
  14. 10:33 EI7303Aer Lingus Left 10:30 ·
  15. 10:33 GF6456Gulfair Left 10:30 ·
  16. 10:33 IB4857Iberia Airlines Left 10:30 ·
  17. 10:33 QF3008Qantas Left 10:30 ·
  18. 10:33 RJ7799Royal Jordanian Left 10:30 ·
  19. 12:02 AC5384Air Canada Left 12:02 ·
  20. 12:02 EK6374Emirates Left 12:02 ·
  21. 12:02 NZ9305Air New Zealand Left 12:02 ·
  22. 12:02 UA2317United Airlines Left 12:02 ORD 18:34In the air · scheduled landing
  23. 12:02 VA8102Virgin Australia Left 12:02 ·
  24. 13:50 AC5196Air Canada On scheduleGate F21 · T3 ·
  25. 13:50 LH7871Lufthansa On scheduleGate F21 · T3 ·
  26. 13:50 NH7242ANA (All Nippon Airways) On scheduleGate F21 · T3 ·
  27. 13:50 NZ9302Air New Zealand On scheduleGate F21 · T3 ·
  28. 13:50 UA1922United Airlines On scheduleGate F21 · T3 ORD 20:22scheduled
  29. 13:50 VA8104Virgin Australia On scheduleGate F21 · T3 ·
  30. 14:18 AA1948American Airlines On scheduleGate B25 · T1 ORD 20:55scheduled
  31. 14:18 BA1782British Airways On scheduleGate B25 · T1 ·
  32. 14:18 GF6457Gulfair On scheduleGate B25 · T1 ·
  33. 14:18 IB4078Iberia Airlines On scheduleGate B25 · T1 ·
  34. 14:18 JL7550Japan Airlines On scheduleGate B25 · T1 ·
  35. 14:18 QF3164Qantas On scheduleGate B25 · T1 ·
  36. 15:00 AC4185Air Canada On scheduleGate F19 · T3 ·
  37. 15:00 LH7539Lufthansa On scheduleGate F19 · T3 ·
  38. 15:00 NZ9313Air New Zealand On scheduleGate F19 · T3 ·
  39. 15:00 UA1147United Airlines On scheduleGate F19 · T3 ORD 21:37scheduled
  40. 15:18 AA2642American Airlines Est. 15:33 +15Gate B23 · T1 ORD about 21:35sched 21:50
  41. 15:18 GF6849Gulfair Est. 15:33 +15Gate B23 · T1 ·
  42. 15:18 QF4693Qantas Est. 15:33 +15Gate B23 · T1 ·
  43. 16:41 AC5332Air Canada On scheduleGate F17 · T3 ·
  44. 16:41 EK6373Emirates On scheduleGate F17 · T3 ·
  45. 16:41 NZ9310Air New Zealand On scheduleGate F17 · T3 ·
  46. 16:41 UA1887United Airlines On scheduleGate F17 · T3 ORD 23:00scheduled
  47. 16:41 VA8100Virgin Australia On scheduleGate F17 · T3 ·
  48. 17:27 AA2253American Airlines On scheduleGate B24 · T1 ORD 23:55scheduled
  49. 17:27 FJ5015Fiji Airways On scheduleGate B24 · T1 ·
  50. 17:27 QF4756Qantas On scheduleGate B24 · T1 ·
  51. 18:38 AC5166Air Canada On scheduleGate F17 · T3 ·
  52. 18:38 NZ9304Air New Zealand On scheduleGate F17 · T3 ·
  53. 18:38 OZ6303Asiana On scheduleGate F17 · T3 ·
  54. 18:38 UA1958United On scheduleGate F17 · T3 ·
  55. 18:38 VA8106Virgin Australia On scheduleGate F17 · T3 ·
  56. 22:42 AC5432Air Canada On scheduleGate D8 · T2 ·
  57. 22:42 NZ9303Air New Zealand On scheduleGate D8 · T2 ·
  58. 22:42 UA2278United On scheduleGate D8 · T2 ·
  59. 23:30 AC4372Air Canada On scheduleGate F20 · T3 ·
  60. 23:30 NZ9307Air New Zealand On scheduleGate F20 · T3 ·
  61. 23:30 UA368United On scheduleGate F20 · T3 ·
  62. 23:30 VA8105Virgin Australia On scheduleGate F20 · T3 ·
  63. 23:36 AA1954American On scheduleGate B26 · T1 ·
  64. 23:36 EI7107Aer Lingus On scheduleGate B26 · T1 ·
  65. 23:36 QF3241Qantas On scheduleGate B26 · T1 ·
  66. · AA2614American Airlines Departed Landed 13:03 +29
  67. · AA3250American Airlines Departed Landed 14:09 +25
  68. · UA1568United Airlines On schedule ORD 14:50scheduled
  69. · UA2091United Airlines Departed Landed 12:42 −3
  70. · UA2343United Airlines Departed Landed 11:29 +4
  71. · UA2847United Airlines Departed Landed 06:43 −13

Checked SFO board 12:43 · ORD board 14:35

SFO San Francisco smooth · +7
ORD Chicago smooth · +0
2,964 km · ~4h 18m est.
dep bank 00:35–23:3628x weekly
Runs reliable · 4 airlines · 28x weekly · nonstop
80% on time

of the last 51 operated SFO → ORD flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −1 min. 0 of 51 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−1 minacross the last 51 operated legs
Flight time~4h 18mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures28x4 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 51

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Air CanadaAir New ZealandAmerican AirlinesUnited 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
Air CanadaAC

Flights AC5432 varies daily

Air New ZealandNZ

Flights NZ9303 varies daily

American AirlinesAA54% on time

Flights AA2614 06:00 daily · AA3250 07:10 daily · AA2814 09:12 daily · AA2885 10:33 daily

United AirlinesUA79% on time

Flights UA2847 00:35 daily · UA2343 05:00 daily · UA2091 06:10 daily · UA1568 08:15 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-16AA2614arrived+29
10-16AA2814departed+0
10-16AA2885departed−3
10-16AA3250arrived+25
10-16AC4065departed−1
10-16AC5384departed+0
10-16AY4145departed−3
10-16BA5769departed+0
10-16BA6664departed−3
10-16EI7303departed−3
10-16EI7724departed+0
10-16EK6374departed+0
10-16GF6456departed−3
10-16IB4857departed−3
10-16IB8063departed+0
10-16NZ9301departed−1
10-16NZ9305departed+0
10-16QF3008departed−3
10-16QF4105departed+0
10-16RJ7402departed+0
10-16RJ7799departed−3
10-16UA2091arrived−3
10-16UA2317departed+0
10-16UA2343arrived+4
10-16UA2827departed−1
10-16UA2847arrived−13
10-16VA8099departed−1
10-16VA8102departed+0
10-15AA1948arrived+41
10-15AA1954arrived−1
10-15AA2253arrived+98
10-15AA2614arrived−14
10-15AA2642arrived+25
10-15AA2814arrived+359
10-15AA2885arrived−8
10-15AA3250arrived−31
10-15UA1147arrived+10
10-15UA1568arrived−33
10-15UA1887arrived+39
10-15UA1922arrived+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
SFOSan Francisco +7 min smooth 🌤 clear · SE 6 kt Full SFO delay board →
ORDChicago +0 min smooth ⛅ mostly cloudy · NW 10 kt Full ORD delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at SFO: 56% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +19 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the San Francisco to Chicago route actually runs

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

Is SFO–ORD running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. The departure side at SFO is the weaker end, route health score 68/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on SFO–ORD?

Operators schedule morning departures around 00:35 and evening departures around 17:27 from SFO. 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 SFO to ORD?

Great-circle distance is 2,964 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 239–284 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does SFO–ORD fly?

4 carriers operate this route, around 154 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.