ORD → COUChicago to Columbia

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Direct flights from Chicago (ORD) to Columbia (COU): 35 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. No cancellations were recorded across the 27 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 507 km, an estimated 1 hour 9 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Chicago and Columbia. Updated 2 November 2026 at 00:35 UTC.

Today, ORD → COU

Sun 1 Nov · local times
  1. 08:14 AA3389American Airlines Left 08:08 ·
  2. 12:45 UA4601United Airlines Left 12:36 ·
  3. 16:20 AA3354American Airlines Left 16:19 ·
  4. 20:40 AA3577American Airlines On scheduleGate L12 · T3 ·
  5. 21:25 UA4550United Airlines On scheduleT2 ·

Checked ORD board 18:35

ORD Chicago smooth · +0
COU Columbia tracking
507 km · ~1h 09m est.
dep bank 08:29–21:2535x weekly
Running clean · 2 airlines · 35x weekly · nonstop
100 / 100

route health from live ORD and COU delay boards

0 of 27 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Flight time~1h 09mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures35x2 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 27

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 AA3394 08:29 daily · AA3398 16:21 daily · AA3696 19:18 daily

United AirlinesUA

Flights UA4601 12:45 daily · UA4550 21:25 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-01AA3354departed−1
11-01AA3389departed−6
11-01UA4601departed−9
10-31AA3394departed−4
10-31AA3398departed−7
10-31AA3696departed+86
10-31UA4472departed−11
10-31UA4550departed−4
10-31UA4601departed+4
10-30AA3394departed+194
10-30AA3398departed+10
10-30AA3696departed+4
10-30UA4550departed+23
10-30UA4601departed−8
10-29AA3394departed−9
10-29AA3398departed−11
10-29AA3696departed+31
10-29UA4550departed−7
10-29UA4601departed−8
10-28AA3394departed−8
10-28AA3398departed−6
10-28AA3696departed−7
10-28UA4550departed−8
10-28UA4601departed+2
10-27AA3394departed−3
10-27AA3398departed−9
10-27AA3696departed−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 +0 min smooth 🌤 overcast · E 4 kt Full ORD delay board →
COUColumbia tracking Full COU delay board →

How the Chicago to Columbia route actually runs

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

Is ORD–COU 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–COU?

Operators schedule morning departures around 08:29 and evening departures around 19:18 from ORD. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the COU delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from ORD to COU?

Great-circle distance is 507 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 66–73 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does ORD–COU fly?

2 carriers operate this route, around 35 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.