IAH → ORDHouston to Chicago

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Direct flights from Houston (IAH) to Chicago (ORD): 21 nonstop departures observed each week across 3 airlines. 75% of the last 24 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 8 minutes early. 1 of the 24 tracked flights was cancelled. The nonstop covers 1,491 km, an estimated 2 hours 25 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Houston and Chicago. Updated 6 September 2026 at 12:54 UTC.

IAH Houston smooth · +0
ORD Chicago smooth · +0
1,491 km · ~2h 25m est.
dep bank 05:00–22:1921x weekly
Runs mixed · 3 airlines · 21x weekly · nonstop
75% on time

of the last 24 operated IAH → ORD flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −8 min. 1 of 24 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−8 minacross the last 24 operated legs
Flight time~2h 25mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures21x3 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled4.2%recent route rate · 1 of 24

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 AirlinesAA67% on time

Flights AA3106 06:07 daily · AA2504 11:24 daily · AA2243 13:01 Tu · AA3322 13:16 Mo We Th Fr Sa Su

Frontier AirlinesF9

Flights F91882 12:53 Tu We Sa · F93136 21:58 Mo Th Fr Su

United AirlinesUA81% on time

Flights UA1044 05:00 daily · UA2616 06:15 daily · UA2182 07:20 daily · UA1617 08:25 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-06AA3106departed−6
09-06UA2182departed−6
09-06UA2616departed−8
09-05AA2329arrived−28
09-05AA2416arrived+90
09-05AA2504arrived+19
09-05AA3106arrived−28
09-05AA3322arrived+1
09-05F91882arrived−12
09-05G73370arrived+33
09-05UA1044arrived−23
09-05UA1464arrived−5
09-05UA1617arrived−10
09-05UA1752dep −5 → arr−26
09-05UA1813arrived+26
09-05UA2124arrived−24
09-05UA2182arrived−8
09-05UA2197arrived+20
09-05UA2417arrived−27
09-05UA2616arrived+7
09-05UA3370arrived+3
09-05UA3375cancelledCNX
09-05UA699arrived−17
09-05UA787departed−13

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
IAHHouston +0 min smooth 🌤 scattered clouds · ENE 4 kt Full IAH delay board →
ORDChicago +0 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · E 6 kt Full ORD delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at ORD: 40% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +15 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Houston to Chicago route actually runs

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

Is IAH–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 IAH–ORD?

Operators schedule morning departures around 05:00 and evening departures around 17:06 from IAH. 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 IAH to ORD?

Great-circle distance is 1,491 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 135–158 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does IAH–ORD fly?

3 carriers operate this route, around 126 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.