LX8Swiss International Air Lines · ZRH → ORD
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Route confirmed Swiss International Air Lines

LX8 ZurichZRH · 13:05 ChicagoORD · 15:55

LX8 by Swiss International Air Lines flies from Zurich (ZRH) to Chicago (ORD) for the Tue, Sep 22 departure.

Right nowEn route to Chicago · off blocks 13:42 · 37 min late
15:55

estimated arrival at ORD · local time · ~84 min from now

En routeLX8 · position estimated
ZRHZurichORDChicago
Estimated from the boardsarr 15:55

Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 13:42 · typical taxi-out at ZRH ≈ 9 min. No receiver coverage over open ocean.

Typical gate push+73 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival+74 minmedian over 2 operations

Where the minutes go

last 3 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
09-22
+37 gate
09-21
+73 gate · +74 arrival
09-20
−55 arrival

The bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.

The route today

live boards
ZRHZurichOn-time likelyZRH delay board →
ORDChicagoOn-time likelyORD delay board →
ZRH→ORDevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
48%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.9%Chance of cancellation
+13 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at ZRH and ORD are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. For this route and airline, under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days.

Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →

When it flies

scheduled departures
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Zurich to Chicago flights today

same route · Swiss International Air Lines
LX6departs 09:50

If LX8 is cancelled, this is the other Swiss International Air Lines nonstop flight from Zurich to Chicago on the same day, with scheduled departure times in ZRH local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How LX8 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for LX8 across the ZRH and ORD boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read — pattern not clear yet. Only 2 completed legs so far: landed +74 min. Not enough to call it.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how LX8 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocksaircraft

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
09-22ZRH 13:05 13:42 (+37)ORD 15:55
09-21ZRH 13:05 14:18 (+73)ORD 15:55 17:09 (+74)
09-20ZRH ORD 16:40 15:45 (−55)

Aircraft

Recent tails: HBJMI.

Board clocks recorded as ZRH and ORD published them.

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