YVR → ORDVancouver to Chicago

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Direct flights from Vancouver (YVR) to Chicago (ORD): 26 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. 94% of the last 16 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is on schedule. No cancellations were recorded across the 16 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 2,831 km, an estimated 4 hours 8 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Vancouver and Chicago. Updated 30 October 2026 at 00:42 UTC.

Today, YVR → ORD

Thu 29 Oct · local times
  1. 08:25 AC1048Air Canada Left 08:50 +25 Landed 14:37
  2. 13:50 UA1868United Airlines Left 14:04 +14 Landed 19:25 −36

Checked YVR board 17:37 · ORD board 19:42

YVR Vancouver smooth · +2
ORD Chicago smooth · +0
2,831 km · ~4h 08m est.
dep bank 08:25–13:4526x weekly
Runs reliable · 2 airlines · 26x weekly · nonstop
94% on time

of the last 16 tracked YVR → ORD flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +0 min. 0 of 16 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+0 minacross the last 16 arrivals
Flight time~4h 08mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures26x2 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 16

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Tue
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Thu
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Air CanadaUnited 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 CanadaAC100% on time

Flights AC1048 08:25 Mo Tu We Th Su · AC1614 08:25 daily

United AirlinesUA89% on time

Flights UA1868 10:30 daily · UA2048 13:45 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-29AC1048dep +25 → arr+0
10-29UA1868dep +14 → arr−36
10-28AC1048dep +15 → arr+14
10-28UA1868dep +7 → arr+17
10-27AC1048dep +32 → arr+11
10-27UA1868dep +9 → arr−18
10-26AC1048dep +17 → arr+8
10-26UA1868dep +22 → arr+12
10-25AC1048dep +17 → arr−3
10-25UA1868dep +25 → arr+1
10-24AC1614dep +30 → arr+3
10-24UA1868dep +10 → arr−24
10-24UA2048dep +7 → arr−20
10-23AC1614dep +11 → arr−4
10-23UA1868dep +13 → arr−6
10-23UA2048dep +5 → arr−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
YVRVancouver +2 min smooth 🌤 overcast · E 10 kt Full YVR delay board →
ORDChicago +0 min smooth 🌤 clear · WNW 3 kt Full ORD delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at ORD: a 35% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +9 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Vancouver to Chicago route actually runs

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

Is YVR–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.

Morning or evening flight on YVR–ORD?

Operators schedule morning departures around 08:25 from YVR. 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 YVR to ORD?

Great-circle distance is 2,831 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 230–273 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does YVR–ORD fly?

2 carriers operate this route, around 26 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.