United AirlinesUA100% on time
Flights UA2223 15:35 daily
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Direct flights from Chicago (ORD) to Fairbanks (FAI): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 100% of the last 7 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is on schedule. No cancellations were recorded across the 7 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 4,471 km, an estimated 6 hours 14 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Chicago and Fairbanks. Updated 13 September 2026 at 22:59 UTC.
ORD
Chicago
smooth · +0
FAI
Fairbanks
tracking
4,471 km · ~6h 14m est.
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
100% on time
of the last 7 operated ORD → FAI flights arrived within 15 minutes
Median arrival delay is +1 min. 0 of 7 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival+1 minacross the last 7 operated legs
Flight time~6h 14mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 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 daysHistory
operated legs · board outcomesActual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.
Full board history, day by day →
Airports right now
live boardsnext sweep in 120s
How the Chicago to Fairbanks route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop ORD to FAI 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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How we measure this →
https://proflightsearch.com/search-flights/ORD-FAI
ORD to FAI questions
Is ORD–FAI 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 FAI?
Great-circle distance is 4,471 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 346–413 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does ORD–FAI fly?
United Airlines runs the route with about 7 flights a week (daily). 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 FAI, 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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