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Flights UA3897 06:30 Tu
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Direct flights from Chicago (ORD) to Lake Charles (CWF): 1 nonstop departure observed each week across 1 airline. The nonstop covers 1,390 km, an estimated 2 hours 17 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Chicago and Lake Charles. Updated 16 September 2026 at 15:48 UTC.
ORD
Chicago
smooth · +0
CWF
Lake Charles
tracking
1,390 km · ~2h 17m est.
Running clean · 1 airline · 1x weekly · nonstop
100 / 100
route health from live ORD and CWF delay boards
Flight time~2h 17mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures1x1 direct airline on the leg
The week
scheduled departures · origin local time06121824
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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 daysAirports right now
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How the Chicago to Lake Charles route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop ORD to CWF 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.
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ORD to CWF questions
Is ORD–CWF 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.
How long is the flight from ORD to CWF?
Great-circle distance is 1,390 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 128–149 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does ORD–CWF fly?
United Airlines runs the route with about 1 flight a week (tue). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.
What does the route health score measure?
A blend of departure-side delay at ORD and arrival-side delay at CWF, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.
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