ORD → IAHChicago to Houston

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Direct flights from Chicago (ORD) to Houston (IAH): 136 nonstop departures observed each week across 5 airlines. 25% of the last 12 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 9 minutes late. 7 of the 25 tracked flights were cancelled. The nonstop covers 1,491 km, an estimated 2 hours 25 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Chicago and Houston. Updated 15 November 2026 at 13:52 UTC.

Today, ORD → IAH

Sun 15 Nov · local times
QR8058Qatar AirwaysIn the air, 44 min late

Left ORD at 07:44, 44 min after its 07:00 slot.

Likely landing
about 09:35middle half 09:25 to 09:43 · sched 09:17

Landing estimate from 140,016 tracked flights of 2 to 4 hours that left 30 to 59 min late. The IAH board has not posted a landing time yet. How planes make up time

  1. 05:30 UA1982United Airlines Left 05:29 IAH est. 08:23In the air · sched 08:26
  2. 06:55 UA2833United Airlines Left 06:53 IAH est. 09:28In the air · sched 09:50
  3. 07:00 QR8058Qatar Airways Left 07:44 +44 IAH about 09:35In the air · sched 09:17
  4. 07:21 AA2603American Airlines Left 07:29 +8 IAH est. 10:13In the air · sched 10:15
  5. 07:29 UA2483United Airlines Left 07:27 IAH est. 10:12In the air · sched 10:32
  6. 09:21 UA535United Airlines On scheduleGate C21 · T1 IAH 12:24scheduled
  7. 10:34 UA2638United Airlines On scheduleGate B12 · T1 IAH 13:35scheduled
  8. 10:35 AA2645American Airlines On scheduleGate H12 · T3 IAH 13:30scheduled
  9. 12:40 UA1448United Airlines On scheduleGate B16 · T1 IAH 15:40scheduled
  10. 13:04 F93135Frontier Airlines On scheduleT5 IAH 16:11scheduled
  11. 13:36 AA2612American Airlines On scheduleGate K16 · T3 IAH 16:31scheduled
  12. 14:22 UA1658United Airlines On scheduleGate C9 · T1 IAH 17:25scheduled
  13. 15:13 AA555American Airlines On scheduleGate K16 · T3 IAH 18:12scheduled
  14. 16:07 UA714United Airlines On scheduleGate C20 · T1 IAH 19:10scheduled
  15. 17:10 AA3261American Airlines On scheduleGate H8 · T3 IAH 20:09scheduled
  16. 17:23 UA1066United Airlines On scheduleGate B4 · T1 IAH 20:23scheduled
  17. 18:30 UA2259United Airlines On scheduleGate C24 · T1 IAH 21:35scheduled
  18. 19:55 UA2813United Airlines On scheduleGate B5 · T1 IAH 22:53scheduled
  19. 21:05 AA3144American Airlines Sched 21:05Departure not confirmed by the board IAH 23:57scheduled
  20. 21:35 UA2665United Airlines Sched 21:35Departure not confirmed by the board IAH 00:30scheduled

Checked ORD board 07:52 · IAH board 07:22

ORD Chicago smooth · +0
IAH Houston smooth · +0
1,491 km · ~2h 25m est.
dep bank 00:55–21:40136x weekly
Runs rough · 5 airlines · 136x weekly · nonstop
25% on time

of the last 12 tracked ORD → IAH flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +9 min. 7 of 25 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+9 minacross the last 5 arrivals
Flight time~2h 25mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures136x5 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled28.0%recent route rate · 7 of 25

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
American AirlinesFrontier AirlinesQatar AirwaysTurkish 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 AA4487 06:59 Sa · AA2603 07:21 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su · AA2645 10:35 daily · AA2612 13:36 daily

Frontier AirlinesF9

Flights F93135 13:04 Mo Th Fr Su

Qatar AirwaysQR

Flights QR8168 00:55 Sa · QR8187 varies Tu · QR8170 21:40 Th

Turkish AirlinesTK

Flights TK6015 varies Fr

United AirlinesUA25% on time

Flights UA1982 05:30 daily · UA2833 06:55 daily · UA2483 07:29 daily · UA535 09:21 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-15AA2603departed+8
11-15QR8058departed+44
11-15UA1982departed−1
11-15UA2483departed−2
11-15UA2833departed−2
11-14AA2612cancelledCNX
11-14AA2645cancelledCNX
11-14AA3144dep +8 → arr−7
11-14AA3261cancelledCNX
11-14AA4487departed+30
11-14AA4540departed+27
11-14QR8168departed+441
11-14UA1066dep +12 → arr−14
11-14UA1448departed+60
11-14UA1658departed+127
11-14UA1982cancelledCNX
11-14UA2259dep +151 → arr+137
11-14UA2483cancelledCNX
11-14UA2638departed+90
11-14UA2665dep +54 → arr+48
11-14UA2813dep +35 → arr+9
11-14UA2833cancelledCNX
11-14UA535departed+203
11-14UA714departed+88
11-13UA2665cancelledCNX

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 🌤 few clouds · N 0 kt Full ORD delay board →
IAHHouston +0 min smooth ⛅ overcast · E 14 kt Full IAH delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at ORD and IAH: a 34% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +5 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Chicago to Houston route actually runs

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

Is ORD–IAH running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 82/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on ORD–IAH?

Operators schedule morning departures around 00:55 and evening departures around 17:10 from ORD. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the IAH delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from ORD to IAH?

Great-circle distance is 1,491 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 135–158 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does ORD–IAH fly?

5 carriers operate this route, around 136 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.