ORD → AUSChicago to Austin

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Direct flights from Chicago (ORD) to Austin (AUS): 86 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. 73% of the last 11 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 16 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 11 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,575 km, an estimated 2 hours 31 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Chicago and Austin. Updated 6 November 2026 at 13:44 UTC.

Today, ORD → AUS

Fri 6 Nov · local times
  1. 08:38 AA3229American Airlines On scheduleGate H18 · T3 AUS 11:36scheduled
  2. 08:40 UA1688United Airlines On scheduleGate C22 · T1 AUS est. 11:25sched 11:41
  3. 10:59 UA1061United Airlines On scheduleGate B22 · T1 AUS 14:02scheduled
  4. 12:55 UA622United Airlines On scheduleGate E7 · T2 AUS 15:58scheduled
  5. 13:19 AA2604American Airlines On scheduleGate G11 · T3 AUS 16:14scheduled
  6. 16:00 UA2840United Airlines On scheduleGate G4 · T3 AUS 19:04scheduled
  7. 19:45 AA1715American Airlines On scheduleGate H15 · T3 ·
  8. 19:55 UA312United Airlines On scheduleGate B21 · T1 ·
  9. 21:12 AA2358American Airlines Sched 21:12Departure not confirmed by the board ·

Checked ORD board 07:44 · AUS board 07:22

ORD Chicago smooth · +0
AUS Austin smooth · +0
1,575 km · ~2h 31m est.
dep bank 08:10–21:4186x weekly
Runs mixed · 2 airlines · 86x weekly · nonstop
73% on time

of the last 11 tracked ORD → AUS flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −16 min. 0 of 11 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−16 minacross the last 11 arrivals
Flight time~2h 31mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures86x2 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 11

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
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 AirlinesAA67% on time

Flights AA1121 08:10 daily · AA3229 08:38 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su · AA1180 13:28 daily · AA2604 varies Mo Tu We Th Fr Su

United AirlinesUA80% on time

Flights UA1688 08:40 daily · UA1061 10:59 daily · UA622 varies daily · UA2840 16:00 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-05AA1715dep +156 → arr+155
11-05AA2358dep +99 → arr+77
11-05AA2604dep +5 → arr−3
11-05AA3229dep +3 → arr−24
11-05UA1061dep −4 → arr−25
11-05UA1688dep −6 → arr−34
11-05UA2840dep −2 → arr−18
11-05UA312dep +27 → arr+24
11-05UA622dep +0 → arr−15
11-04AA1715arrived−16
11-04AA2358arrived−19

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 · NNW 15 kt Full ORD delay board →
AUSAustin +0 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · N 11 kt Full AUS delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at ORD: a 40% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +11 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Chicago to Austin route actually runs

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

Is ORD–AUS running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 74/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on ORD–AUS?

Operators schedule morning departures around 08:10 and evening departures around 19:36 from ORD. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the AUS delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from ORD to AUS?

Great-circle distance is 1,575 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 141–165 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does ORD–AUS fly?

2 carriers operate this route, around 86 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.