CHA → ORDChattanooga to Chicago

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Direct flights from Chattanooga (CHA) to Chicago (ORD): 29 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. 75% of the last 24 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 5 minutes early. 2 of the 24 tracked flights were cancelled. The nonstop covers 807 km, an estimated 1 hour 32 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Chattanooga and Chicago. Updated 15 November 2026 at 13:52 UTC.

Today, CHA → ORD

Sun 15 Nov · local times
  1. · AA3852American Airlines On schedule ORD 11:10scheduled
  2. · UA4530United Airlines On schedule ORD 19:05scheduled
  3. · UA4742United Airlines On schedule ORD 07:55scheduled
  4. · UA5721United Airlines On schedule ORD 15:00scheduled

Checked ORD board 07:52

CHA Chattanooga tracking
ORD Chicago smooth · +0
807 km · ~1h 32m est.
dep bank 08:00–19:0529x weekly
Runs mixed · 2 airlines · 29x weekly · nonstop
75% on time

of the last 24 tracked CHA → ORD flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −5 min. 2 of 24 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−5 minacross the last 22 arrivals
Flight time~1h 32mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures29x2 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled8.3%recent route rate · 2 of 24

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 AirlinesAA100% on time

Flights AA3852 09:51 daily

United AirlinesUA67% on time

Flights UA4742 08:00 daily · UA5990 11:54 Sa · UA5721 13:52 daily · UA4530 19:05 Sa Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-14AA3852arrived+9
11-14UA4530arrived−6
11-14UA4742cancelledCNX
11-14UA5721arrived+8
11-14UA5990arrived+61
11-13AA3852arrived−52
11-13UA4742arrived−12
11-13UA5269cancelledCNX
11-13UA5721arrived−35
11-12AA3852arrived−42
11-12UA4742arrived−5
11-12UA5269arrived+21
11-12UA5721arrived−18
11-11AA3852arrived−40
11-11UA4742arrived−4
11-11UA5269arrived+45
11-11UA5721arrived+32
11-10AA3852arrived−43
11-10UA4742arrived−18
11-10UA5269arrived−2
11-10UA5721arrived−20
11-09AA3852arrived−47
11-09UA4742arrived+15
11-09UA5269arrived−1

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
CHAChattanooga tracking Full CHA delay board →
ORDChicago +0 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · N 0 kt Full ORD delay board →

How the Chattanooga to Chicago route actually runs

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

Is CHA–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.

Morning or evening flight on CHA–ORD?

Operators schedule morning departures around 09:51 from CHA. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the ORD delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from CHA to ORD?

Great-circle distance is 807 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 87–99 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does CHA–ORD fly?

2 carriers operate this route, around 29 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.