ORD → AMSChicago to Amsterdam

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Direct flights from Chicago (ORD) to Amsterdam (AMS): 16 nonstop departures observed each week across 4 airlines. 77% of the last 13 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 8 minutes early. 1 of the 16 tracked flights was cancelled. The nonstop covers 6,612 km, an estimated 8 hours 59 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Chicago and Amsterdam. Updated 13 November 2026 at 19:15 UTC.

Today, ORD → AMS

Fri 13 Nov · local times
  1. 18:05 UA909United Airlines On scheduleGate C11 · T1 ·

Checked ORD board 13:15 · AMS board 15:03

ORD Chicago smooth · +0
AMS Amsterdam smooth · +0
6,612 km · ~8h 59m est.
dep bank 00:45–20:2016x weekly
Runs mixed · 4 airlines · 16x weekly · nonstop
77% on time

of the last 13 tracked ORD → AMS flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −8 min. 1 of 16 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−8 minacross the last 12 arrivals
Flight time~8h 59mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures16x4 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled6.3%recent route rate · 1 of 16

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
EmiratesKLMQatar AirwaysUnited 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
EmiratesEK

Flights EK9990 20:20 Mo

KLMKL83% on time

Flights KL612 16:25 Mo We Th Fr Sa Su

Qatar AirwaysQR

Flights QR8102 varies Th Sa

United AirlinesUA71% on time

Flights UA909 18:05 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-12KL612dep −13 → arr+1
11-12QR8102departed+26
11-12UA909dep −2 → arr−14
11-11KL612dep −5 → arr−17
11-11UA909dep −2 → arr−9
11-10UA909dep −8 → arr−26
11-09EK9990departed−12
11-09KL612cancelledCNX
11-09UA909dep +2 → arr−8
11-08KL612dep −4 → arr−13
11-08UA909dep +50 → arr+42
11-07KL612dep +2 → arr−8
11-07QR8102departed+6
11-07UA909dep −2 → arr−26
11-06KL612arrived−2
11-06UA909dep +1 → arr+17

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
ORDChicago +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · N 12 kt Full ORD delay board →
AMSAmsterdam +0 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · WSW 5 kt Full AMS delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at ORD: a 32% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +4 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Chicago to Amsterdam route actually runs

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

Is ORD–AMS 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 ORD–AMS?

Operators schedule evening departures around 18:05 from ORD. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the AMS delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from ORD to AMS?

Great-circle distance is 6,612 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 497–597 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does ORD–AMS fly?

4 carriers operate this route, around 16 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.