ORD → OMAChicago to Omaha

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Direct flights from Chicago (ORD) to Omaha (OMA): 72 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. 87% of the last 30 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 10 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 32 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 668 km, an estimated 1 hour 21 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Chicago and Omaha. Updated 2 November 2026 at 05:23 UTC.

Today, ORD → OMA

Sun 1 Nov · local times
AA334American AirlinesIn the air, 388 min late

Left ORD at 08:43, 388 min after its 02:15 slot.

Track AA334 →
  1. 02:15 AA334American Airlines Left 08:43 +388 ·
  2. 08:41 UA1778United Left 08:43 Landed 10:13 −10
  3. 10:05 AA3739American Left 10:07 Landed 11:31 −21
  4. 10:30 UA5877United Left 10:25 Landed 12:24 +3
  5. 12:40 UA247United Left 12:59 +19 Landed 14:30 +14
  6. 13:47 AA3811American Left 13:52 +5 Landed 15:23 −10
  7. 16:00 UA4605United Left 15:50 Landed 17:23 −28
  8. 17:45 UA5747United Left 17:59 +14 Landed 19:43 +5
  9. 17:50 AA3420American Left 17:50 Landed 19:17 −20
  10. 19:59 UA2723United Left 20:01 Landed 21:46
  11. 22:47 AA3595American Left 22:46 OMA est. 00:26In the air · sched 00:32

Checked ORD board 23:23 · OMA board 22:33

ORD Chicago smooth · +1
OMA Omaha smooth · +6
668 km · ~1h 21m est.
dep bank 02:15–22:5072x weekly
Runs reliable · 2 airlines · 72x weekly · nonstop
87% on time

of the last 30 tracked ORD → OMA flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −10 min. 0 of 32 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−10 minacross the last 30 arrivals
Flight time~1h 21mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures72x2 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 32

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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American AirlinesUnited 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 AirlinesAA83% on time

Flights AA334 varies Mo Su · AA3739 10:05 daily · AA4042 13:51 daily · AA3558 17:24 daily

United AirlinesUA89% on time

Flights UA1778 varies daily · UA5877 10:29 daily · UA247 varies daily · UA2207 varies Mo Tu We Th Fr

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-01AA334departed+388
11-01AA3420dep +0 → arr−20
11-01AA3595departed−1
11-01AA3739dep +2 → arr−21
11-01AA3811dep +5 → arr−10
11-01UA1778dep +2 → arr−10
11-01UA247dep +19 → arr+14
11-01UA2723dep +2 → arr+0
11-01UA4605dep −10 → arr−28
11-01UA5747dep +14 → arr+5
11-01UA5877dep −5 → arr+3
10-31AA3334dep +575 → arr+557
10-31AA3558dep −6 → arr−39
10-31AA3739dep −5 → arr−24
10-31AA4042dep −1 → arr−11
10-31UA1097dep −1 → arr−6
10-31UA1778dep +2 → arr−4
10-31UA247dep −8 → arr−22
10-31UA5747dep −8 → arr−37
10-31UA5877dep −6 → arr+8
10-31UA5971dep −10 → arr−22
10-30AA3334dep −7 → arr−25
10-30AA3558dep +141 → arr+136
10-30AA3739arrived−11
10-30AA4042arrived−21
10-30UA1097arrived−6
10-30UA1778arrived+8
10-30UA2207arrived−14
10-30UA247arrived+133
10-30UA5747arrived+62
10-30UA5877arrived−10
10-29AA3334arrived+8

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 +1 min smooth 🌤 overcast · SSE 7 kt Full ORD delay board →
OMAOmaha +6 min smooth ⛅ overcast · SE 15 kt Full OMA delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at OMA: a 43% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +12 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Chicago to Omaha route actually runs

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

Is ORD–OMA running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. The arrival side at OMA is the weaker end, route health score 74/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on ORD–OMA?

Operators schedule morning departures around 10:05 and evening departures around 17:24 from ORD. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the OMA delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from ORD to OMA?

Great-circle distance is 668 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 77–87 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does ORD–OMA fly?

2 carriers operate this route, around 72 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.