ORD → LAFChicago to West Lafayette

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Direct flights from Chicago (ORD) to West Lafayette (LAF): 11 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. No cancellations were recorded across the 14 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 192 km, an estimated 45 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Chicago and West Lafayette. Updated 13 November 2026 at 14:20 UTC.

Today, ORD → LAF

Fri 13 Nov · local times
  1. 11:59 UA5141United Airlines On scheduleGate F10 · T2 ·
  2. 22:00 UA5048United Airlines Sched 22:00Departure not confirmed by the board ·

Checked ORD board 08:20

ORD Chicago smooth · +0
LAF West Lafayette tracking
192 km · ~0h 45m est.
dep bank 11:59–22:0011x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 11x weekly · nonstop
100 / 100

route health from live ORD and LAF delay boards

0 of 14 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Flight time~0h 45mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures11x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 14

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
United 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
United AirlinesUA

Flights UA5141 11:59 Mo Th Fr Su · UA5048 22:00 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-12UA5048departed+1
11-12UA5141departed−10
11-11UA5048departed−10
11-10UA5048departed+2
11-09UA5048departed−7
11-09UA5141departed+0
11-09UA5200departed+121
11-081I449departed+23
11-08UA5048departed−9
11-08UA5141departed−6
11-07UA5048departed−7
11-06DL399departed+41
11-06UA5048departed−6
11-06UA5141departed+50

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 🌤 mostly cloudy · NNW 13 kt Full ORD delay board →
LAFWest Lafayette tracking Full LAF delay board →

How the Chicago to West Lafayette route actually runs

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

Is ORD–LAF 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–LAF?

Operators schedule morning departures around 11:59 and evening departures around 22:00 from ORD. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the LAF delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from ORD to LAF?

Great-circle distance is 192 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 44–46 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does ORD–LAF fly?

United Airlines runs the route with about 11 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.