ORD → CHAChicago to Chattanooga

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Direct flights from Chicago (ORD) to Chattanooga (CHA): 32 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. No cancellations were recorded across the 26 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 807 km, an estimated 1 hour 32 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Chicago and Chattanooga. Updated 5 November 2026 at 10:18 UTC.

Today, ORD → CHA

Thu 5 Nov · local times
  1. 10:25 UA5687United Airlines On scheduleGate F15 · T2 ·
  2. 14:16 UA5760United Airlines On scheduleGate F18 · T2 ·
  3. 18:00 UA5659United Airlines Sched 18:00Departure not confirmed by the board ·
  4. 19:15 AA3520American Airlines Sched 19:15Departure not confirmed by the board ·

Checked ORD board 04:18

ORD Chicago busy · +20
CHA Chattanooga tracking
807 km · ~1h 32m est.
dep bank 10:25–21:0532x weekly
Running clean · 2 airlines · 32x weekly · nonstop
74 / 100

route health from live ORD and CHA delay boards

0 of 26 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Flight time~1h 32mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures32x2 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 26

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 AirlinesAA

Flights AA3520 19:15 Mo Tu We Su · AA3851 21:05 daily

United AirlinesUA

Flights UA5687 10:25 daily · UA5760 14:16 Mo Tu We Th Fr · UA4502 14:28 Sa Su · UA5659 17:59 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-04AA3520departed−1
11-04UA5659departed−6
11-04UA5687departed−6
11-04UA5760departed−5
11-03AA3520departed+11
11-03UA5659departed+8
11-03UA5687departed−10
11-03UA5760departed−9
11-02AA3520departed−3
11-02UA5659departed−8
11-02UA5687departed−10
11-02UA5760departed−6
11-01AA3520departed+0
11-01UA4502departed+34
11-01UA5659departed−5
11-01UA5687departed−6
10-31AA3851departed+29
10-31UA4502departed−10
10-31UA5659departed−14
10-31UA5687departed−5
10-31UA6034departed−13
10-30AA3851departed−5
10-30UA5659departed−4
10-30UA5687departed−4
10-30UA5760departed+10
10-29AA3851departed+8

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 +20 min busy ⛅ overcast · SW 6 kt Full ORD delay board →
CHAChattanooga tracking Full CHA delay board →

How the Chicago to Chattanooga route actually runs

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

Is ORD–CHA running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. The departure side at ORD is the weaker end, 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–CHA?

Operators schedule morning departures around 10:25 and evening departures around 17:59 from ORD. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the CHA delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from ORD to CHA?

Great-circle distance is 807 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 87–99 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does ORD–CHA fly?

2 carriers operate this route, around 32 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.