ORD → SANChicago to San Diego

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Direct flights from Chicago (ORD) to San Diego (SAN): 106 nonstop departures observed each week across 3 airlines. The median arrival is 8 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 22 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 2,768 km, an estimated 4 hours 3 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Chicago and San Diego. Updated 30 October 2026 at 22:05 UTC.

Today, ORD → SAN

Fri 30 Oct · local times
  1. 06:45 AA2343American Left 06:35 Landed 09:08 −8
  2. 07:00 UA2428United Left 06:51 SAN est. 09:32 +5In the air · sched 09:27
  3. 07:20 AS1470Alaska Airlines Left 07:14 SAN est. 09:57In the air · sched 09:56
  4. 08:05 AA3258American Left 07:53 SAN est. 10:44 +6In the air · sched 10:38
  5. 08:50 UA660United Left 08:44 Landed 11:22 −5
  6. 10:04 AA3134American Left 10:00 SAN est. 12:40 +6In the air · sched 12:34
  7. 12:40 UA2384United Left 12:37 Landed 15:00 −12
  8. 14:21 AS1447Alaska Airlines Left 14:30 +9 SAN 17:01In the air · scheduled landing
  9. 16:00 UA2138United Left 15:55 SAN est. 18:30In the air · sched 18:34
  10. 16:45 AA1543American On scheduleGate H6 · T3 SAN est. 19:41 +23sched 19:18
  11. 19:07 AA1861American On scheduleGate H11B · T3 SAN 21:41scheduled
  12. 19:49 AS1478Alaska Airlines On scheduleGate G10 · T3 SAN 22:27scheduled
  13. 20:02 UA2472United On scheduleGate B9 · T1 SAN 22:40scheduled

Checked ORD board 16:04 · SAN board 15:05

ORD Chicago smooth · +0
SAN San Diego heavy · +30
2,768 km · ~4h 03m est.
dep bank 06:45–20:46106x weekly
Running clean · 3 airlines · 106x weekly · nonstop
80 / 100

route health from live ORD and SAN delay boards

Median arrival delay is −8 min. 0 of 22 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−8 minacross the last 3 arrivals
Flight time~4h 03mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures106x3 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 22

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Alaska AirlinesAmerican 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
Alaska AirlinesAS

Flights AS1470 07:20 daily · AS1447 14:21 daily · AS1478 19:49 Mo Th Fr Su

American AirlinesAA

Flights AA2343 06:45 daily · AA3258 08:05 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su · AA3134 10:04 daily · AA1543 16:45 daily

United AirlinesUA

Flights UA2428 07:05 daily · UA660 08:50 daily · UA2384 12:40 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su · UA559 13:30 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-30AA2343dep −10 → arr−8
10-30AA3134departed−4
10-30AA3258departed−12
10-30AS1447departed+9
10-30AS1470departed−6
10-30UA2138departed−5
10-30UA2384dep −3 → arr−12
10-30UA2428departed−9
10-30UA660dep −6 → arr−5
10-29AA1543departed−3
10-29AA1861departed−11
10-29AA2343departed−8
10-29AA3134departed−3
10-29AA3258departed−4
10-29AS1447departed−3
10-29AS1470departed−2
10-29AS1478departed+12
10-29UA2138departed−3
10-29UA2384departed−3
10-29UA2428departed−6
10-29UA2472departed−7
10-29UA660departed−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 +0 min smooth 🌤 overcast · E 7 kt Full ORD delay board →
SANSan Diego +30 min heavy 🌤 mostly cloudy · WNW 5 kt Full SAN delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at SAN: a 53% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +18 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Chicago to San Diego route actually runs

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

Is ORD–SAN running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. The arrival side at SAN is the weaker end, route health score 80/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on ORD–SAN?

Operators schedule morning departures around 06:45 and evening departures around 19:49 from ORD. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the SAN delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from ORD to SAN?

Great-circle distance is 2,768 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 225–267 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does ORD–SAN fly?

3 carriers operate this route, around 106 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.