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. 82% of the last 22 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 13 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 22 tracked flights. 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 8 September 2026 at 12:50 UTC.

IAH Houston smooth · +0
ORD Chicago smooth · +0
1,491 km · ~2h 25m est.
dep bank 05:00–22:1921x weekly
Runs reliable · 3 airlines · 21x weekly · nonstop
82% on time

of the last 22 operated IAH → ORD flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −13 min. 0 of 22 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−13 minacross the last 22 operated legs
Flight time~2h 25mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures21x3 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 22

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 AirlinesAA83% 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
09-08AA3106departed−7
09-08UA1044dep −10 → arr−17
09-08UA2182departed−4
09-08UA2616departed−7
09-07AA2329arrived−17
09-07AA2416arrived−19
09-07AA2504arrived−13
09-07AA3106arrived+154
09-07AA3322arrived−38
09-07UA1044arrived−23
09-07UA1464arrived+19
09-07UA1617arrived−22
09-07UA1752dep +4 → arr−14
09-07UA1813arrived+24
09-07UA2124arrived−13
09-07UA2182arrived−24
09-07UA2197arrived+19
09-07UA2417arrived−14
09-07UA2616arrived+1
09-07UA3925arrived−35
09-07UA699arrived−19
09-07UA787departed−7

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 🌤 few clouds · N 0 kt Full IAH delay board →
ORDChicago +0 min smooth 🌤 overcast · S 6 kt Full ORD delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at ORD: 39% 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 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.