ORD → RSTChicago to Rochester

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Direct flights from Chicago (ORD) to Rochester (RST): 21 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. No cancellations were recorded across the 23 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 431 km, an estimated 1 hour 3 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Chicago and Rochester. Updated 11 November 2026 at 22:53 UTC.

Today, ORD → RST

Wed 11 Nov · local times
AA3854American AirlinesIn the air, 30 min late

Left ORD at 14:50, 30 min after its 14:20 slot.

Track AA3854 →
  1. 10:35 AA4196American Airlines Left 10:30 ·
  2. 14:20 AA3854American Airlines Left 14:50 +30 ·
  3. 22:35 AA3817American Airlines On scheduleGate L8 · T3 ·

Checked ORD board 16:53

ORD Chicago smooth · +5
RST Rochester tracking
431 km · ~1h 03m est.
dep bank 10:35–22:3521x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 21x weekly · nonstop
90 / 100

route health from live ORD and RST delay boards

0 of 23 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Flight time~1h 03mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures21x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 23

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
American 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 AA4196 10:35 daily · AA3854 14:20 daily · AA3817 22:35 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-11AA3854departed+30
11-11AA4196departed−5
11-10AA3817departed−8
11-10AA3854departed−5
11-10AA4196departed−4
11-09AA3817departed−6
11-09AA3854departed−5
11-09AA4196departed−2
11-08AA3817departed−5
11-08AA3854departed−5
11-08AA4196departed−9
11-07AA3817departed−4
11-07AA3854departed−7
11-07AA4196departed−9
11-06AA3817departed−10
11-06AA3854departed−7
11-06AA4196departed−10
11-05AA3817departed−9
11-05AA3854departed+24
11-05AA4196departed−8
11-04AA3817departed−7
11-04AA3854departed−6
11-04AA4196departed−9

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 +5 min smooth 🌤 overcast · N 15 kt Full ORD delay board →
RSTRochester tracking Full RST delay board →

How the Chicago to Rochester route actually runs

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

Is ORD–RST running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at ORD is the weaker end, route health score 90/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on ORD–RST?

Operators schedule morning departures around 10:35 and evening departures around 22:35 from ORD. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the RST delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from ORD to RST?

Great-circle distance is 431 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 60–67 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does ORD–RST fly?

American Airlines runs the route with about 21 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.