ORD → SATChicago to San Antonio

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Direct flights from Chicago (ORD) to San Antonio (SAT): 49 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. No cancellations were recorded across the 26 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,677 km, an estimated 2 hours 39 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Chicago and San Antonio. Updated 3 November 2026 at 18:11 UTC.

Today, ORD → SAT

Tue 3 Nov · local times
  1. 09:00 UA1972United Airlines Left 08:50 ·
  2. 10:30 AA3059American Airlines Left 10:28 ·
  3. 13:30 UA5789United Airlines On scheduleGate F1 · T2 ·
  4. 14:50 AA4537American Airlines On scheduleGate L6B · T3 ·
  5. 20:27 UA1394United Airlines On scheduleGate C15 · T1 ·
  6. 20:53 AA1487American Airlines On scheduleGate H14 · T3 ·

Checked ORD board 12:11 · SAT board 12:19

ORD Chicago smooth · +0
SAT San Antonio smooth · +0
1,677 km · ~2h 39m est.
dep bank 09:00–20:5949x weekly
Running clean · 2 airlines · 49x weekly · nonstop
70 / 100

route health from live ORD and SAT delay boards

0 of 26 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Flight time~2h 39mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures49x2 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 26

The week

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

Flights UA1972 09:00 Mo Su · UA5560 09:00 daily · UA5789 13:30 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su · UA1394 varies daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-03AA3059departed−2
11-03UA1972departed−10
11-02AA1487departed+64
11-02AA3059departed−8
11-02AA4537departed+3
11-02UA1394departed+38
11-02UA1972departed−3
11-02UA5789departed+3
11-01AA1487departed−9
11-01AA3059departed+36
11-01AA4537departed−9
11-01UA1394departed−1
11-01UA1972departed−4
11-01UA5789departed−3
10-31AA1916departed+16
10-31AA431departed+215
10-31AA4488departed−1
10-31UA1394departed+39
10-31UA5560departed−7
10-30AA1916departed+20
10-30AA431departed+15
10-30AA4488departed−9
10-30UA1394departed+20
10-30UA5192departed−10
10-30UA5560departed+23
10-30UA5789departed−2

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 · S 17 kt Full ORD delay board →
SATSan Antonio +0 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · N 9 kt Full SAT delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at ORD: a 41% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +16 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 Antonio route actually runs

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

Is ORD–SAT running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 70/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on ORD–SAT?

Operators schedule morning departures around 09:00 and evening departures around 20:53 from ORD. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the SAT delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from ORD to SAT?

Great-circle distance is 1,677 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 148–174 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does ORD–SAT fly?

2 carriers operate this route, around 49 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.