CAE → ORDColumbia to Chicago

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Direct flights from Columbia (CAE) to Chicago (ORD): 14 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. 100% of the last 8 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 22 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 8 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 11 September 2026 at 13:07 UTC.

CAE Columbia tracking
ORD Chicago smooth · +0
1,073 km · ~1h 53m est.
dep bank 07:55–19:0414x weekly
Runs reliable · 2 airlines · 14x weekly · nonstop
100% on time

of the last 8 operated CAE → ORD flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −22 min. 0 of 8 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−22 minacross the last 8 operated legs
Flight time~1h 53mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures14x2 direct airlines on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
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Thu
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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 AirlinesAA100% on time

Flights AA4293 09:10 daily · AA4183 18:29 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su

United AirlinesUA

Flights UA4496 07:55 daily · UA4664 11:54 daily · UA4381 11:59 Tu We Th · UA4450 15:43 Tu We

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-11AA4486arrived+4
09-10AA4183arrived−14
09-10AA4486arrived−27
09-10UA4381arrived−22
09-10UA4385arrived+4
09-10UA4496arrived−27
09-09AA3389arrived−39
09-09AA4183arrived−43

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 🌤 few clouds · SSE 4 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 39 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.