DEN → ORDDenver to Chicago

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Direct flights from Denver (DEN) to Chicago (ORD): 21 nonstop departures observed each week across 3 airlines. 56% of the last 18 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is on schedule. No cancellations were recorded across the 18 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,426 km, an estimated 2 hours 20 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Denver and Chicago. Updated 7 September 2026 at 11:42 UTC.

DEN Denver smooth · +0
ORD Chicago smooth · +0
1,426 km · ~2h 20m est.
dep bank 06:00–20:2921x weekly
Runs rough · 3 airlines · 21x weekly · nonstop
56% on time

of the last 18 operated DEN → ORD flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +2 min. 0 of 18 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+2 minacross the last 18 operated legs
Flight time~2h 20mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures21x3 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 18

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
American AirlinesFrontier 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 AirlinesAA40% on time

Flights AA2771 06:56 daily · AA2559 09:05 daily · AA2363 12:23 daily · AA4216 14:09 Sa

Frontier AirlinesF9

Flights F93174 09:55 daily

United AirlinesUA58% on time

Flights UA1377 06:00 daily · UA1928 07:45 daily · UA2430 08:35 daily · UA2329 09:45 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-06AA1277dep +40 → arr+18
09-06AA1317dep −8 → arr−5
09-06AA2363dep +287 → arr+273
09-06AA2559dep −9 → arr−25
09-06AA2771dep +36 → arr+16
09-06F93174dep −4 → arr−1
09-06UA1023dep +6 → arr+16
09-06UA1055dep +2 → arr+26
09-06UA1131dep −5 → arr+2
09-06UA1928dep −7 → arr−4
09-06UA2258dep +112 → arr+103
09-06UA2272dep +16 → arr+46
09-06UA2329dep −3 → arr−2
09-06UA2430dep −9 → arr−23
09-06UA2865dep −6 → arr−13
09-06UA377dep +40 → arr+52
09-06UA617dep −2 → arr−8
09-06UA675dep −10 → arr−19

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
DENDenver +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · WSW 7 kt Full DEN delay board →
ORDChicago +0 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · SE 3 kt Full ORD delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at DEN and ORD: 45% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +14 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Denver to Chicago route actually runs

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

Is DEN–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 DEN–ORD?

Operators schedule morning departures around 06:00 and evening departures around 17:44 from DEN. 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 DEN to ORD?

Great-circle distance is 1,426 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 131–152 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does DEN–ORD fly?

3 carriers operate this route, around 133 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.