ORD → DFWChicago to Dallas-Fort Worth

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Direct flights from Chicago (ORD) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW): 29 nonstop departures observed each week across 7 airlines. 78% of the last 32 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 2 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 32 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,291 km, an estimated 2 hours 9 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Chicago and Dallas-Fort Worth. Updated 9 September 2026 at 13:34 UTC.

ORD Chicago smooth · +0
DFW Dallas-Fort Worth smooth · +0
1,291 km · ~2h 09m est.
dep bank 01:50–21:0529x weekly
Runs mixed · 7 airlines · 29x weekly · nonstop
78% on time

of the last 32 operated ORD → DFW flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −2 min. 0 of 32 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−2 minacross the last 32 operated legs
Flight time~2h 09mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures29x7 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 32

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Air ChathamsAir IncheonAmerican AirlinesEVA Air

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
Air ChathamsCV

Flights CV251 17:05 Sa

Air IncheonKJ

Flights KJ244 varies Tu · KJ242 varies We Fr Su

American AirlinesAA84% on time

Flights AA760 05:00 daily · AA2896 06:00 daily · AA1360 07:00 daily · AA1555 08:20 daily

EVA AirBR

Flights BR643 varies Fr

Frontier AirlinesF9

Flights F91341 varies Tu We Th Su · F93241 09:20 Mo Tu Th Fr Sa Su

Qantas AirwaysQF

Flights QF7554 19:20 Mo Su

United AirlinesUA88% on time

Flights UA539 07:05 daily · UA528 08:57 daily · UA441 10:28 daily · UA2826 12:40 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-09AA1360dep +14 → arr+14
09-09AA2896dep −6 → arr−22
09-09AA760dep −2 → arr−21
09-09F91341dep +104 → arr+83
09-09KJ242departed+44
09-09UA539dep −2 → arr−16
09-08AA1106departed−3
09-08AA1360departed−2
09-08AA1459departed−5
09-08AA1555departed−2
09-08AA1559departed−2
09-08AA2281departed+4
09-08AA2429departed+9
09-08AA2451departed−3
09-08AA2499departed−3
09-08AA2531departed+6
09-08AA2896departed−5
09-08AA3215departed+69
09-08AA3794departed−2
09-08AA760departed−4
09-08AA9789departed+119
09-08AA9870departed+421
09-08F91341departed−13
09-08F93241departed−9
09-08KJ244departed+44
09-08UA1673departed−4
09-08UA2150departed+37
09-08UA2290departed+0
09-08UA441departed−5
09-08UA528departed−2
09-08UA539departed−6
09-08UA793departed+6

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 · WSW 4 kt Full ORD delay board →
DFWDallas-Fort Worth +0 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · S 6 kt Full DFW delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at ORD: 43% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +14 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Chicago to Dallas-Fort Worth route actually runs

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

Is ORD–DFW 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–DFW?

Operators schedule morning departures around 05:00 and evening departures around 17:05 from ORD. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the DFW delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from ORD to DFW?

Great-circle distance is 1,291 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 121–141 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does ORD–DFW fly?

7 carriers operate this route, around 169 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.