ORD → STLChicago to St Louis

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Direct flights from Chicago (ORD) to St Louis (STL): 131 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. 83% of the last 6 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 8 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 29 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 415 km, an estimated 1 hour 2 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Chicago and St Louis. Updated 5 November 2026 at 23:15 UTC.

Today, ORD → STL

Thu 5 Nov · local times
G73375GoJet AirlinesIn the air, 28 min late

Left ORD at 07:33, 28 min after its 07:05 slot.

AA3111American AirlinesIn the air, 406 min late

Left ORD at 16:16, 406 min after its 09:30 slot.

Track AA3111 →
  1. 07:05 G73375GoJet Airlines Left 07:33 +28 ·
  2. 07:05 UA3375United Left 06:56 Landed 08:24 −11
  3. 07:27 UA4613United Left 07:24 Landed 08:34 −21
  4. 08:55 UA3556United Left 09:26 +31 Landed 10:36 +4
  5. 09:30 AA3111American Airlines Left 16:16 +406 ·
  6. 10:45 UA2844United Left 11:08 +23 Landed 12:28 +18
  7. 11:15 AA6332American Left 11:16 Landed 12:36 −14
  8. 13:00 UA5790United Left 12:51 Landed 14:26 −8
  9. 14:12 UA2000United Left 14:09 STL est. 15:30In the air · sched 15:43
  10. 15:20 AA3484American Left 15:18 STL est. 16:36In the air · sched 16:43
  11. 15:30 UA4416United Left 16:04 +34 STL est. 17:33 +34In the air · sched 16:59
  12. 16:35 UA4518United Sched 16:35Departure not confirmed by the board STL est. 18:28 +19sched 18:09
  13. 16:50 AA3547American Left 16:46 STL est. 18:09In the air · sched 18:17
  14. 17:45 UA4412United Airlines On scheduleGate F15 · T2 ·
  15. 18:03 AA772American On scheduleGate K1 · T3 STL est. 19:15sched 19:22
  16. 20:10 UA516United Airlines On scheduleGate B22 · T1 ·
  17. 20:50 AA3768American Airlines On scheduleGate L23 · T3 ·
  18. 22:00 UA4576United Airlines On scheduleGate F16 · T2 ·
  19. 22:39 AA3292American Airlines On scheduleGate L2A · T3 ·

Checked ORD board 17:15 · STL board 15:18

ORD Chicago smooth · +0
STL St Louis smooth · +0
415 km · ~1h 02m est.
dep bank 07:27–23:00131x weekly
Runs reliable · 2 airlines · 131x weekly · nonstop
83% on time

of the last 6 tracked ORD → STL flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −8 min. 0 of 29 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−8 minacross the last 6 arrivals
Flight time~1h 02mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures131x2 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 29

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Thu
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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 AirlinesAA

Flights AA2208 09:30 daily · AA3111 09:30 Mo Tu We Su · AA6332 11:15 Mo Tu We Th Su · AA6468 varies daily

United AirlinesUA80% on time

Flights UA4613 07:27 daily · UA3556 08:55 daily · UA2844 10:45 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su · UA5790 varies Mo Tu We Th Fr Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-05AA3111departed+406
11-05AA3484departed−2
11-05AA3547departed−4
11-05AA6332dep +1 → arr−14
11-05G73375departed+28
11-05UA2000departed−3
11-05UA2844dep +23 → arr+18
11-05UA3375dep −9 → arr−11
11-05UA3556dep +31 → arr+4
11-05UA4416departed+34
11-05UA4613dep −3 → arr−21
11-05UA5790dep −9 → arr−8
11-04AA3111departed−1
11-04AA3292departed−9
11-04AA3484departed−3
11-04AA3547departed−1
11-04AA3768departed−7
11-04AA6332departed−2
11-04AA772departed+60
11-04UA2000departed−2
11-04UA2844departed+171
11-04UA3556departed−5
11-04UA4412departed−6
11-04UA4416departed−10
11-04UA4518departed−4
11-04UA4576departed−6
11-04UA4613departed−5
11-04UA516departed−10
11-04UA5790departed−4

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 · NW 5 kt Full ORD delay board →
STLSt Louis +0 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · W 9 kt Full STL delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at ORD: a 60% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +51 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Chicago to St Louis route actually runs

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

Is ORD–STL running on time right now?

Some delays possible. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 52/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on ORD–STL?

Operators schedule morning departures around 07:27 and evening departures around 17:45 from ORD. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the STL delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from ORD to STL?

Great-circle distance is 415 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 59–66 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does ORD–STL fly?

2 carriers operate this route, around 131 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.