CAE → ORDColumbia to Chicago

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Direct flights from Columbia (CAE) to Chicago (ORD): 42 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. 90% of the last 31 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 18 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 31 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,073 km, an estimated 1 hour 53 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Columbia and Chicago. Updated 29 October 2026 at 11:11 UTC.

Today, CAE → ORD

Thu 29 Oct · local times
  1. · AA4183American Airlines On schedule ORD 18:29scheduled
  2. · AA4293American Airlines On schedule ORD 07:30scheduled
  3. · UA4397United Airlines On schedule ORD 11:59scheduled
  4. · UA4403United Airlines On schedule ORD 18:59scheduled

Checked ORD board 06:11

CAE Columbia tracking
ORD Chicago smooth · +0
1,073 km · ~1h 53m est.
dep bank 07:30–19:0542x weekly
Runs reliable · 2 airlines · 42x weekly · nonstop
90% on time

of the last 31 tracked CAE → ORD flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −18 min. 0 of 31 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−18 minacross the last 31 arrivals
Flight time~1h 53mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures42x2 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 31

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 AirlinesAA93% on time

Flights AA4293 07:30 daily · AA4183 varies daily

United AirlinesUA88% on time

Flights UA4670 07:46 daily · UA4677 11:56 daily · UA4397 11:59 Mo Tu We Su · UA4403 18:59 Mo Tu We

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-28AA4183arrived+48
10-28AA4293arrived−46
10-28UA4397arrived−15
10-28UA4403arrived−18
10-27AA4183arrived−3
10-27AA4293arrived−33
10-27UA4397arrived−20
10-27UA4403arrived+9
10-26AA4183arrived−34
10-26AA4293arrived−2
10-26UA4397arrived−6
10-26UA4403arrived−4
10-25AA4183arrived−28
10-25AA4293arrived−25
10-25UA4397arrived+107
10-25UA4496arrived−29
10-24AA4183arrived−7
10-24AA4293arrived−47
10-24UA4670arrived−21
10-24UA4677arrived−28
10-24UA4783arrived+3
10-23AA4183arrived−18
10-23AA4293arrived−21
10-23UA4670arrived−5
10-23UA4677arrived+35
10-23UA4783arrived+5
10-22AA4183arrived−18
10-22AA4293arrived−11
10-22UA4670arrived−22
10-22UA4677arrived−19
10-22UA4783arrived−6

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
CAEColumbia tracking Full CAE delay board →
ORDChicago +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · SSW 11 kt Full ORD delay board →

How the Columbia to Chicago route actually runs

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

Is CAE–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 CAE to ORD?

Great-circle distance is 1,073 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 106–122 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does CAE–ORD fly?

2 carriers operate this route, around 42 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 CAE 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.