ORD → CUNChicago to Cancún

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Direct flights from Chicago (ORD) to Cancún (CUN): 46 nonstop departures observed each week across 3 airlines. 92% of the last 13 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 15 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 13 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 2,331 km, an estimated 3 hours 29 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Chicago and Cancún. Updated 6 November 2026 at 08:34 UTC.

Today, ORD → CUN

Fri 6 Nov · local times
  1. 06:10 F944Frontier On scheduleT5 CUN 11:08scheduled
  2. 07:10 AA1907American Airlines On scheduleGate K5 · T3 CUN 11:54scheduled
  3. 07:20 UA1198United Airlines On scheduleGate E7 · T2 CUN 12:23scheduled
  4. 08:25 AA1503American Airlines On scheduleGate K13 · T3 CUN 13:20scheduled
  5. 08:40 UA2371United Airlines On scheduleGate B5 · T1 CUN 13:43scheduled
  6. 09:02 UA1656United Airlines On scheduleGate C26 · T1 CUN 13:59scheduled
  7. 10:05 AA492American Airlines On scheduleGate H10 · T3 CUN 14:55scheduled

Checked ORD board 01:04 · CUN board 03:34

ORD Chicago heavy · +31
CUN Cancún smooth · +10
2,331 km · ~3h 29m est.
dep bank 06:10–10:0046x weekly
Runs reliable · 3 airlines · 46x weekly · nonstop
92% on time

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

Median arrival delay is −15 min. 0 of 13 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−15 minacross the last 13 arrivals
Flight time~3h 29mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures46x3 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 13

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
American AirlinesFrontier 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 AirlinesAA100% on time

Flights AA1907 07:10 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su · AA1503 08:10 daily · AA492 10:00 daily

Frontier AirlinesF9

Flights F944 06:10 daily

United AirlinesUA80% on time

Flights UA1198 07:20 daily · UA2371 08:40 daily · UA1656 09:02 Mo Th Fr Sa Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-05AA1503dep +9 → arr−9
11-05AA1907dep −6 → arr−14
11-05AA492dep +5 → arr−19
11-05F944dep +18 → arr−8
11-05UA1198dep −4 → arr−28
11-05UA1656dep +22 → arr+5
11-05UA2371dep +28 → arr+20
11-04AA1503arrived−15
11-04AA1907arrived−4
11-04AA492arrived−25
11-04F944arrived−22
11-04UA1198arrived−16
11-04UA2371arrived−23

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 +31 min heavy 🌤 scattered clouds · NNW 10 kt Full ORD delay board →
CUNCancún +10 min smooth 🌤 scattered clouds · NW 4 kt Full CUN delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at ORD: a 33% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +9 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Chicago to Cancún route actually runs

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

Is ORD–CUN running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. The departure side at ORD is the weaker end, route health score 72/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on ORD–CUN?

Operators schedule morning departures around 06:10 from ORD. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the CUN delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from ORD to CUN?

Great-circle distance is 2,331 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 195–230 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does ORD–CUN fly?

3 carriers operate this route, around 46 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.