ORD → SFOChicago to San Francisco

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Direct flights from Chicago (ORD) to San Francisco (SFO): 674 nonstop departures observed each week across 23 airlines. 83% of the last 12 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is on schedule. No cancellations were recorded across the 37 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 2,964 km, an estimated 4 hours 18 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Chicago and San Francisco. Updated 1 November 2026 at 16:39 UTC.

Today, ORD → SFO

Sun 1 Nov · local times
  1. 07:00 UA246United Left 06:51 Landed 08:27 −17
  2. 07:35 UA1116United Left 07:32 SFO est. 10:19In the air · sched 10:28
  3. 07:45 AA1253American Left 07:42 SFO est. 09:25In the air · sched 09:40
  4. 08:05 AA517American Left 08:04 SFO est. 11:05In the air · sched 11:11
  5. 08:55 UA2610United Left 08:53 SFO est. 11:53In the air · sched 11:50
  6. 09:45 AA3049American Left 09:40 SFO est. 12:31In the air · sched 12:41
  7. 10:25 UA543United Left 10:22 SFO est. 13:24In the air · sched 13:30
  8. 11:52 UA762United On scheduleGate C10A · T1 SFO 14:42scheduled
  9. 12:42 UA638United On scheduleGate C15 · T1 SFO 15:35scheduled
  10. 13:24 AA597American On scheduleGate H10 · T3 SFO est. 16:37 +18sched 16:19
  11. 13:30 UA1811United On scheduleGate C24 · T1 SFO 16:20scheduled
  12. 14:30 UA1577United On scheduleGate B5 · T1 SFO 17:25scheduled
  13. 15:10 AA821American On scheduleGate K8 · T3 SFO 18:14scheduled
  14. 16:01 UA2417United On scheduleGate B11 · T1 SFO 18:56scheduled
  15. 16:35 UA2866United On scheduleGate C17 · T1 SFO 19:28scheduled
  16. 16:56 AA3246American On scheduleGate H18 · T3 SFO 19:59scheduled
  17. 18:20 UA649United Airlines On scheduleGate C9 · T1 ·
  18. 18:59 AA1854American Airlines On scheduleGate H10 · T3 ·
  19. 20:29 UA2059United Airlines On scheduleGate B9 · T1 ·
  20. 20:56 AA2905American Airlines On scheduleGate H6 · T3 ·
  21. 21:57 UA2106United Airlines On scheduleGate B9 · T1 ·
  22. · AC3212Air Canada On schedule SFO est. 11:53sched 11:50
  23. · AC3952Air Canada On schedule SFO 18:56scheduled
  24. · AC4153Air Canada On schedule SFO 16:20scheduled
  25. · AC4161Air Canada On schedule SFO 14:42scheduled
  26. · AC4163Air Canada On schedule SFO est. 13:24sched 13:30
  27. · AC4375Air Canada On schedule SFO 19:28scheduled
  28. · AC5029Air Canada Departed Landed 08:27 −17
  29. · AC5081Air Canada On schedule SFO 17:25scheduled
  30. · AC5269Air Canada On schedule SFO 15:35scheduled
  31. · AC5339Air Canada On schedule SFO est. 10:19sched 10:28
  32. · BA5318British Airways On schedule SFO 19:59scheduled
  33. · BA5322British Airways On schedule SFO 18:14scheduled
  34. · EI7327Aer Lingus On schedule SFO est. 09:25sched 09:40
  35. · EI7369Aer Lingus On schedule SFO 18:14scheduled
  36. · EI7510Aer Lingus On schedule SFO 19:59scheduled
  37. · EK6303Emirates On schedule SFO est. 13:24sched 13:30
  38. · FJ5118Fiji Airways On schedule SFO 19:59scheduled
  39. · GF6444Gulfair On schedule SFO 18:14scheduled
  40. · GF6770Gulfair On schedule SFO 19:59scheduled
  41. · JL7549Japan Airlines On schedule SFO est. 12:31sched 12:41
  42. · JL7551Japan Airlines On schedule SFO est. 16:37 +18sched 16:19
  43. · LH9178Lufthansa On schedule SFO 17:25scheduled
  44. · NH7241ANA (All Nippon Airways) Departed Landed 08:27 −17
  45. · NZ9320Air New Zealand On schedule SFO est. 11:53sched 11:50
  46. · NZ9321Air New Zealand On schedule SFO est. 13:24sched 13:30
  47. · NZ9323Air New Zealand Departed Landed 08:27 −17
  48. · NZ9325Air New Zealand On schedule SFO 15:35scheduled
  49. · NZ9326Air New Zealand On schedule SFO 17:25scheduled
  50. · NZ9327Air New Zealand On schedule SFO est. 10:19sched 10:28
  51. · NZ9328Air New Zealand On schedule SFO 18:56scheduled
  52. · NZ9330Air New Zealand On schedule SFO 19:28scheduled
  53. · NZ9335Air New Zealand On schedule SFO 16:20scheduled
  54. · NZ9337Air New Zealand On schedule SFO 14:42scheduled
  55. · PD6428Porter On schedule SFO est. 16:37 +18sched 16:19
  56. · QF3164Qantas On schedule SFO est. 12:31sched 12:41
  57. · QF3241Qantas On schedule SFO 19:59scheduled
  58. · QF4642Qantas On schedule SFO 18:14scheduled
  59. · QF4687Qantas On schedule SFO est. 11:05sched 11:11
  60. · QF4697Qantas On schedule SFO est. 09:25sched 09:40
  61. · QF4712Qantas On schedule SFO est. 16:37 +18sched 16:19
  62. · SN8819Brussels Airlines On schedule SFO 18:56scheduled
  63. · VA8086Virgin Australia On schedule SFO est. 10:19sched 10:28
  64. · VA8087Virgin Australia On schedule SFO est. 11:53sched 11:50
  65. · VA8088Virgin Australia On schedule SFO 16:20scheduled
  66. · VA8089Virgin Australia On schedule SFO est. 13:24sched 13:30
  67. · VA8092Virgin Australia On schedule SFO 18:56scheduled
  68. · VA8094Virgin Australia Departed Landed 08:27 −17
  69. · VA8095Virgin Australia On schedule SFO 17:25scheduled

Checked ORD board 10:37 · SFO board 08:39

ORD Chicago smooth · +0
SFO San Francisco smooth · +0
2,964 km · ~4h 18m est.
dep bank 00:30–22:59674x weekly
Runs reliable · 23 airlines · 674x weekly · nonstop
83% on time

of the last 12 tracked ORD → SFO flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +0 min. 0 of 37 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+0 minacross the last 12 arrivals
Flight time~4h 18mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures674x23 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 37

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Aer LingusAir CanadaAir ChinaAir New Zealand

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
Aer LingusEI

Flights EI7141 00:30 daily · EI7327 09:37 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su · EI7510 18:15 daily · EI7369 20:11 daily

Air CanadaAC

Flights AC4373 varies daily · AC5029 varies daily · AC5339 varies daily · AC3212 varies daily

Air ChinaCA

Flights CA7294 varies We Sa · CA7293 varies We Sa · CA7295 varies We Sa

Air New ZealandNZ

Flights NZ9329 varies daily · NZ9323 varies daily · NZ9327 varies daily · NZ9320 varies daily

American AirlinesAA

Flights AA2885 06:45 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su · AA3115 08:21 daily · AA1948 10:30 daily · AA2253 13:26 daily

ANA (All Nippon Airways)NH

Flights NH7241 varies daily

Asiana AirlinesOZ

Flights OZ6304 varies daily

Austrian AirlinesOS

Flights OS7717 varies daily

British AirwaysBA

Flights BA6996 00:30 daily · BA5318 18:15 daily · BA5322 20:11 daily · BA5508 21:56 daily

Brussels AirlinesSN

Flights SN8819 varies daily

China Southern AirlinesCZ

Flights CZ1658 20:11 Mo Tu Th Sa

EmiratesEK

Flights EK6303 varies daily · EK6302 varies daily

Fiji AirwaysFJ

Flights FJ5118 21:56 We Fr Su

FinnairAY

Flights AY4088 00:30 daily

Gulf AirGF

Flights GF6770 18:15 daily · GF4397 20:11 daily · GF6444 21:56 daily

Iberia AirlinesIB

Flights IB4069 00:30 daily · IB8297 21:56 daily

Japan AirlinesJL

Flights JL7551 13:28 daily · JL7549 16:22 daily

LufthansaLH

Flights LH9178 varies daily · LH8604 varies daily

Porter AirlinesPD

Flights PD6385 00:30 daily · PD6428 16:22 daily

Qantas AirwaysQF

Flights QF4712 00:30 daily · QF3008 09:37 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su · QF4922 11:25 daily · QF3164 13:28 daily

Royal JordanianRJ

Flights RJ7305 00:30 Mo Tu We Fr Sa Su · RJ7961 21:56 Mo Tu We Fr Sa Su

United AirlinesUA

Flights UA246 varies daily · UA1116 varies daily · UA2610 08:55 daily · UA543 varies daily

Virgin AustraliaVA

Flights VA8090 varies daily · VA8094 varies daily · VA8086 varies daily · VA8087 varies daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-01AA1253departed−3
11-01AA3049departed−5
11-01AA517departed−1
11-01AC5029arrived−17
11-01NH7241arrived−17
11-01NZ9323arrived−17
11-01UA1116departed−3
11-01UA246dep −9 → arr−17
11-01UA2610departed−2
11-01UA543departed−3
11-01VA8094arrived−17
10-31AA1253departed−3
10-31AA1948departed+573
10-31AA1954departed+10
10-31AA2158dep +1 → arr+0
10-31AA2253departed+29
10-31AA3115departed+17
10-31AA3141departed−6
10-31AC4373arrived+39
10-31BA6996arrived+0
10-31EI7141arrived+0
10-31IB4069arrived+0
10-31NZ9329arrived+39
10-31PD6385arrived+0
10-31UA1116departed−2
10-31UA1577departed−2
10-31UA1811departed−2
10-31UA2059departed−2
10-31UA2106departed+40
10-31UA2417departed+5
10-31UA246departed−5
10-31UA2610departed+0
10-31UA2866departed−3
10-31UA543departed+92
10-31UA638departed+1
10-31UA649departed−3
10-31UA762departed−10

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 · N 0 kt Full ORD delay board →
SFOSan Francisco +0 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · WNW 4 kt Full SFO delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at SFO: a 46% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +11 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 Francisco route actually runs

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

Is ORD–SFO 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–SFO?

Operators schedule morning departures around 06:45 and evening departures around 17:10 from ORD. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the SFO delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from ORD to SFO?

Great-circle distance is 2,964 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 239–284 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does ORD–SFO fly?

23 carriers operate this route, around 674 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.