ORD Chicago O'Hare International Airport
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Chicago O'Hare07:58·16°C·#276/327
OPSSMOOTH WEATHERVFR
5 min early

Chicago O'Hare (ORD) airport average departure delay right now

Departures 5 min early, arrivals 22 min early. No cancellations across 47 tracked flights.

Hour by hour
07:00today on time on time

Drag. Solid bars are observed. Hatched bars are expected.

Chicago O'Hare (ORD) delays today: 90% of the 347 flights we have timed operated within 15 minutes of schedule. Departures are running 5 min early and arrivals 22 min early, across 47 flights tracked so far today. No cancellations have been recorded. Source: official airport boards, METAR weather, Pro Flight Search tracking. Updated 11 September 2026 at 12:38 UTC.

Departures155 timed
On time86%134
Delayed14%21
typical now 5 min early
Arrivals192 timed
On time92%177
Delayed8%15
typical now 22 min early
On the boardDeparturesfull board ↗
07:55UA2092LGA New York · gate B11on time
07:58UA4505RIC Richmond · gate E12on time
07:59UA1705DCA Washington · gate E14on time
08:00AA3963AVL Asheville · gate L10Bon time
08:00AA4054SAV Savannah · gate H8on time
08:00AA4102TYS Knoxville · gate L23on time
08:00AA4160MCI Kansas City · gate L2Con time
08:00AA4925FWA Fort Wayne · gate H3Aon time

Boards at ORD post conservatively today. The median flight leaves at or before the posted delay. Posted vs. actual across every hub: the slippage study →

Arrivalsfull board ↗
07:50FX1500DSM from Des Moineson time
07:54UA4389COU from Columbiaon time
07:55UA4496CAE from Columbiaon time
07:57UA5801CRW from Charlestonon time
08:00UA1683DTW from Detroiton time
08:00UA1824DSM from Des Moineson time
In the air to ORDlive positions · 3-min feed
105aircraft inbound · next to land DL1544 from Minneapolis, lands ~07:59
DL1544Minneapolis
on final · ~07:59
AA3105Seattle
on final · ~07:59
AA2755Cincinnati
on final · ~08:00
AA1263New York
on final · ~08:00

Positions as of 07:55 local · updates every 3 min. Tap any flight to watch it on its own page.

Delayed routes todaymedian · min 3 legs
NRTTokyo+44m
ICNSeoul+40m
Airlines by median delay todaymedian · min 3 legs
5XUPS+32m
5YAtlas Air+21m
Why3 kt S winds, Few clouds. Conditions like these carry no delay penalty at ORD in our weather × delay record.
Cancelled 0.0%0 of 47 A typical day here runs ~0.3%. Today is holding at or below normal. Weather window Forecast (TAF) 🌤 staying clear No significant weather in the TAF window. Made up in the air Network figure ~29 min Network-wide median for delayed flights in our tracked sample.
Last 30 days

Today is the 13th worst day of the last 30. Median day: +1 min departures.

Typical week here
+20
MON
+20
TUE
+22
WED
+21
THU
+23
FRI
+19
SAT
+24
SUN

Last 90 days: lightest on Saturday (+19 min), heaviest on Sunday (+24 min).

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Sample · what you getORD went yellow · departures now +34 min and building · 19:40 local. Weather clears after 03:00. → proflightsearch.com/airport-delays/chicago-ORD

Chicago O'Hare airport delays today

ORD is running smoothly. A typical departure is currently 5 min early. Arrivals are 22 min early. Cancellations: 0 of 47 tracked flights (0.0%). The calmest upcoming departure hour looks like 08:00 (on time expected).

Other Chicago airports: MDW · Nearby gateways: MDW MKE GRR IND DTW STL · Global delay board · Nonstop routes from Chicago O'Hare

Is Chicago O'Hare (ORD) delayed right now?

ORD is running smoothly. Departures 5 min early, arrivals 22 min early. No cancellations across 47 tracked flights. 90% of the 347 flights we timed here today operated within 15 minutes of schedule.

What is the current weather at Chicago O'Hare (ORD)?

Winds S-180 at 3kt, Vis 10sm, Temp 16°C, Dew 14°C, Alt 30.04 inHg, Few clouds at 6000ft. 16°C. wind 3 kt. visibility >10 km. flight rules VFR.

What is the best day to fly from Chicago O'Hare (ORD)?

Over the last 90 days, Saturday averaged the lightest departure delays (+19 min). Sunday ran heaviest (+24 min).

How often are flights delayed at ORD today?

We tracked 47 flights today: departures 5 min early, arrivals 22 min early. No cancellations are recorded in the tracked sample.

What is the TAF forecast for ORD?

The next TAF period (VFR) forecasts: Winds SE-130 at 7kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Few clouds at 6000ft, Scattered clouds at 30000ft.

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How we measure this →
Technical · METAR, flight rules & indexes
VFRRight now visual (VFR). Weather isn’t the binding constraint right now, and the forecast (TAF) below stays visual.
Wind180° 3 kt
Visibility>10 km
Temp / dew16 / 14 °C
Pressure1017 hPa
KORD 111151Z 18003KT 10SM FEW060 16/14 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP169 T01610139 10178 20156 51003
07:00 to 08:00VFRWinds SE-130 at 7kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Few clouds at 6000ft, Scattered clouds at 30000ft
08:00 to 13:00VFRWinds SW-220 at 10kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Few clouds at 5000ft, Broken layer at 25000ft
Dep index
0.0/5Arr index
0.0/5
METAR 06:51 local · 1h ago · delay window 07:38 local · How these are computed → methodology