YOW → ORDOttawa to Chicago

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Direct flights from Ottawa (YOW) to Chicago (ORD): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 100% of the last 10 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 12 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 10 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,051 km, an estimated 1 hour 51 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Ottawa and Chicago. Updated 24 October 2026 at 17:10 UTC.

Today, YOW → ORD

Sat 24 Oct · local times
  1. · UA2050United Airlines Departed Landed 07:50 +6
  2. · UA3659United Airlines On schedule ORD 18:46scheduled
  3. · UA3663United Airlines Departed Landed 11:23 −37

Checked ORD board 12:10

YOW Ottawa tracking
ORD Chicago smooth · +0
1,051 km · ~1h 51m est.
dep bank 07:44–18:467x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
100% on time

of the last 10 operated YOW → ORD flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −12 min. 0 of 10 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−12 minacross the last 10 operated legs
Flight time~1h 51mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 10

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Tue
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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 AirlinesUA100% on time

Flights UA2050 07:44 daily · UA3663 12:00 daily · UA3659 18:46 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-24UA2050arrived+6
10-24UA3663arrived−37
10-23UA2050arrived−4
10-23UA3659arrived−23
10-23UA3663arrived−12
10-22UA2050arrived−17
10-22UA3659arrived−26
10-22UA3663arrived−21
10-21UA2050arrived+4
10-21UA3659arrived−11

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
YOWOttawa tracking Full YOW delay board →
ORDChicago +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · SSE 6 kt Full ORD delay board →

How the Ottawa to Chicago route actually runs

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

Is YOW–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 YOW to ORD?

Great-circle distance is 1,051 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 104–120 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does YOW–ORD fly?

United Airlines runs the route with about 21 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 YOW 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.