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Direct flights from West Palm Beach (PBI) to Chicago (ORD): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is on schedule. No cancellations were recorded across the 2 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,844 km, an estimated 2 hours 52 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at West Palm Beach and Chicago. Updated 8 September 2026 at 19:48 UTC.
PBI
West Palm Beach
smooth · +0
ORD
Chicago
smooth · +0
1,844 km · ~2h 52m est.
Running clean · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
100 / 100
route health from live PBI and ORD delay boards
Median arrival delay is +0 min. 0 of 2 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival+0 minacross the last 2 operated legs
Flight time~2h 52mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg
Who flies it
observed on the boards · 7 daysHistory
operated legs · board outcomesActual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.
Full board history, day by day →
Airports right now
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How the West Palm Beach to Chicago route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop PBI to ORD 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.
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PBI to ORD questions
Is PBI–ORD 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.
How long is the flight from PBI to ORD?
Great-circle distance is 1,844 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 160–188 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does PBI–ORD fly?
American Airlines runs the route with about 7 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.
What does the route health score measure?
A blend of departure-side delay at PBI and arrival-side delay at ORD, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.
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