YYC → ORDCalgary to Chicago

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Direct flights from Calgary (YYC) to Chicago (ORD): 14 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. 78% of the last 9 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is on schedule. 1 of the 10 tracked flights was cancelled. The nonstop covers 2,224 km, an estimated 3 hours 21 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Calgary and Chicago. Updated 6 November 2026 at 19:24 UTC.

Today, YYC → ORD

Fri 6 Nov · local times
  1. 13:37 UA1655United Airlines Est. 13:40Boarding · Gate E88 · TE ORD 17:10scheduled

Checked YYC board 13:24 · ORD board 12:51

YYC Calgary smooth · +1
ORD Chicago smooth · +0
2,224 km · ~3h 21m est.
dep bank 12:37–13:5114x weekly
Runs mixed · 2 airlines · 14x weekly · nonstop
78% on time

of the last 9 tracked YYC → ORD flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +0 min. 1 of 10 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+0 minacross the last 8 arrivals
Flight time~3h 21mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures14x2 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled10.0%recent route rate · 1 of 10

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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American 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
American AirlinesAA

Flights AA2389 13:51 daily

United AirlinesUA86% on time

Flights UA1655 varies daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-05UA1655dep −8 → arr+0
11-04UA1655dep −6 → arr−1
11-03UA1655dep −5 → arr+12
11-02UA1655dep −8 → arr−23
11-01UA1655dep −2 → arr−11
10-31AA2389dep −14 → arr−33
10-31UA1655dep −2 → arr+8
10-31UA3011departed+58
10-30AA2389dep +80 → arr+87
10-30UA1655cancelledCNX

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
YYCCalgary +1 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · SSW 6 kt Full YYC delay board →
ORDChicago +0 min smooth ⛅ mostly cloudy · NW 7 kt Full ORD delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at ORD: a 40% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +11 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Calgary to Chicago route actually runs

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

Is YYC–ORD running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 74/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from YYC to ORD?

Great-circle distance is 2,224 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 187–221 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does YYC–ORD fly?

2 carriers operate this route, around 14 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.

What does the route health score measure?

A blend of departure-side delay at YYC 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.