MCW → ORDMason City to Chicago

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Direct flights from Mason City (MCW) to Chicago (ORD): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 80% of the last 10 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 13 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 10 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 463 km, an estimated 1 hour 6 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Mason City and Chicago. Updated 13 October 2026 at 22:54 UTC.

Today, MCW → ORD

Tue 13 Oct · local times
  1. · UA5105United Airlines Departed Landed 11:23 −22

Checked ORD board 17:54

MCW Mason City tracking
ORD Chicago smooth · +0
463 km · ~1h 06m est.
dep bank 11:45–20:327x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
80% on time

of the last 10 operated MCW → ORD flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −13 min. 0 of 10 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−13 minacross the last 10 operated legs
Flight time~1h 06mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 10

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
United 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
United AirlinesUA80% on time

Flights UA5105 11:45 daily · UA5135 20:32 Mo We Th Fr Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-13UA5105arrived−22
10-12UA5105arrived−32
10-12UA5135arrived−18
10-11UA5105arrived−26
10-11UA5135arrived+92
10-10UA5105arrived−13
10-09UA5105arrived+3
10-09UA5135arrived+76
10-08UA5105arrived−13
10-08UA5135arrived+5

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
MCWMason City tracking Full MCW delay board →
ORDChicago +0 min smooth Full ORD delay board →

How the Mason City to Chicago route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop MCW 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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How we measure this →

MCW to ORD questions

Is MCW–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 MCW to ORD?

Great-circle distance is 463 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 63–70 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does MCW–ORD fly?

United Airlines runs the route with about 12 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.

What does the route health score measure?

A blend of departure-side delay at MCW 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.