FWA → ORDFort Wayne to Chicago

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Direct flights from Fort Wayne (FWA) to Chicago (ORD): 14 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. 75% of the last 12 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 3 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 12 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 252 km, an estimated 49 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Fort Wayne and Chicago. Updated 9 October 2026 at 05:26 UTC.

FWA Fort Wayne tracking
ORD Chicago smooth · +0
252 km · ~0h 49m est.
dep bank 05:40–20:1614x weekly
Runs mixed · 2 airlines · 14x weekly · nonstop
75% on time

of the last 12 operated FWA → ORD flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +3 min. 0 of 12 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+3 minacross the last 12 operated legs
Flight time~0h 49mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures14x2 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 12

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Tue
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Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
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 AirlinesAA83% on time

Flights AA6194 05:40 daily · AA4924 06:00 Mo Tu We Th · AA4936 11:10 daily · AA4117 11:54 Mo Tu We Th

United AirlinesUA67% on time

Flights UA5889 05:59 daily · UA5710 07:36 daily · UA4771 09:31 daily · UA5981 11:41 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-08AA4117arrived+5
10-08AA4924arrived+1
10-08AA6295arrived−16
10-08UA4771arrived+140
10-08UA4784arrived+12
10-08UA5466arrived+2
10-08UA5710arrived+18
10-08UA5981arrived+0
10-07AA4117arrived−9
10-07AA4924arrived−21
10-07AA6295arrived+120
10-07UA5889arrived+3

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
FWAFort Wayne tracking Full FWA delay board →
ORDChicago +0 min smooth 🌤 scattered clouds · N 0 kt Full ORD delay board →

How the Fort Wayne to Chicago route actually runs

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

Is FWA–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 FWA to ORD?

Great-circle distance is 252 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 48–52 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does FWA–ORD fly?

2 carriers operate this route, around 71 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 FWA 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.