ORD → IAHChicago to Houston

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Direct flights from Chicago (ORD) to Houston (IAH): 28 nonstop departures observed each week across 5 airlines. 76% of the last 33 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is on schedule. No cancellations were recorded across the 33 tracked flights. 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 10 September 2026 at 21:26 UTC.

ORD Chicago smooth · +0
IAH Houston smooth · +0
1,491 km · ~2h 25m est.
dep bank 00:55–21:3528x weekly
Runs mixed · 5 airlines · 28x weekly · nonstop
76% on time

of the last 33 operated ORD → IAH flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +0 min. 0 of 33 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+0 minacross the last 33 operated legs
Flight time~2h 25mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures28x5 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 33

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 AirlinesAA70% on time

Flights AA2504 08:00 daily · AA3322 09:40 daily · AA2329 12:59 daily · AA2302 varies We Th

Frontier AirlinesF9

Flights F93135 varies daily

Qatar AirwaysQR

Flights QR8168 00:55 Sa · QR8154 20:35 We Su · QR8170 varies Mo Th

Turkish AirlinesTK

Flights TK6626 02:40 Mo · TK6023 09:50 Su

United AirlinesUA86% on time

Flights UA1738 05:30 Tu We Th · UA2357 05:30 daily · UA1019 06:30 daily · UA1231 07:30 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-10AA2243dep +32 → arr+25
09-10AA2302dep +2 → arr+6
09-10AA2504dep −4 → arr−20
09-10AA3322dep +8 → arr+47
09-10UA1019dep −4 → arr−17
09-10UA1231dep −4 → arr−8
09-10UA1448dep −3 → arr−14
09-10UA1738dep +1 → arr−20
09-10UA2062departed+5
09-10UA2638dep −4 → arr+31
09-10UA535dep +1 → arr−18
09-10UA6085dep +157 → arr+244
09-10UA714dep +0 → arr−10
09-09AA1496departed−3
09-09AA2243departed+1
09-09AA2302departed−4
09-09AA2504departed−10
09-09AA3144departed+8
09-09AA3322departed+26
09-09F93135departed+22
09-09QR8154departed+38
09-09UA1019departed−3
09-09UA1231departed−5
09-09UA1448departed−3
09-09UA1738departed−7
09-09UA1921departed+8
09-09UA2062departed+4
09-09UA2139departed+0
09-09UA2638departed−5
09-09UA2665departed+0
09-09UA2813departed+18
09-09UA535departed−5
09-09UA714departed+10

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 · NE 6 kt Full ORD delay board →
IAHHouston +0 min smooth 🌤 scattered clouds · ESE 3 kt Full IAH delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at ORD: 39% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +13 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 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 100/100. 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 17:53 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 148 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.