PHL → ORDPhiladelphia to Chicago

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Direct flights from Philadelphia (PHL) to Chicago (ORD): 118 nonstop departures observed each week across 4 airlines. 92% of the last 24 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 25 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 24 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,088 km, an estimated 1 hour 54 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Philadelphia and Chicago. Updated 29 October 2026 at 08:56 UTC.

Today, PHL → ORD

Thu 29 Oct · local times
  1. 05:43 AA2386American Airlines On scheduleGate B2 · TB ORD 07:25scheduled
  2. 06:15 UA482United Airlines On scheduleGate D11 · TD ORD 07:51scheduled
  3. 07:25 AA3074American Airlines On scheduleGate C22 · TC ORD 09:00scheduled
  4. 09:21 AA1047American Airlines On scheduleGate C24 · TC ORD 11:05scheduled
  5. 09:45 UA1811United Airlines On scheduleGate D11 · TD ORD 11:20scheduled
  6. 10:30 AA865American Airlines On scheduleGate C29 · TC ORD 12:18scheduled
  7. 10:54 UA2207United Airlines On scheduleGate D9 · TD ORD 12:29scheduled
  8. 12:41 AA1854American Airlines On scheduleGate A9 · TA ORD 14:14scheduled
  9. 13:16 UA719United Airlines On scheduleGate D11 · TD ORD 14:51scheduled
  10. 15:51 AA470American Airlines On scheduleGate C22 · TC ORD 17:33scheduled
  11. · AA490American Airlines On schedule ORD 22:30scheduled
  12. · AA753American Airlines On schedule ORD 19:25scheduled
  13. · F92111Frontier Airlines On schedule ORD 22:43scheduled
  14. · UA2665United Airlines On schedule ORD 20:22scheduled
  15. · UA308United Airlines On schedule ORD 18:29scheduled

Checked PHL board 04:56 · ORD board 03:55

PHL Philadelphia smooth · +0
ORD Chicago smooth · +0
1,088 km · ~1h 54m est.
dep bank 01:02–23:10118x weekly
Runs reliable · 4 airlines · 118x weekly · nonstop
92% on time

of the last 24 tracked PHL → ORD flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −25 min. 0 of 24 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−25 minacross the last 24 arrivals
Flight time~1h 54mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures118x4 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 24

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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American AirlinesFrontier AirlinesUnited AirlinesUPS 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 AirlinesAA100% on time

Flights AA490 01:02 daily · AA2386 09:43 daily · AA3074 11:25 daily · AA1047 13:21 daily

Frontier AirlinesF9

Flights F92111 01:09 Mo Tu Th Fr Sa Su

United AirlinesUA83% on time

Flights UA482 varies Mo Tu We Th Su · UA660 10:10 daily · UA719 varies Mo Tu We Th Su · UA1811 13:34 daily

UPS Airlines5X

Flights 5X610 04:14 Mo Tu We Th

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-28AA1047dep −6 → arr−45
10-28AA1854dep −7 → arr−37
10-28AA2386dep −7 → arr−34
10-28AA3074dep −8 → arr−38
10-28AA470dep −3 → arr−34
10-28AA490dep −5 → arr−27
10-28AA753dep +1 → arr+5
10-28AA865dep −4 → arr−28
10-28UA1811dep −4 → arr−23
10-28UA2207dep +0 → arr−18
10-28UA2665dep −3 → arr−17
10-28UA308dep −5 → arr−25
10-28UA482dep +190 → arr+164
10-28UA719dep −10 → arr−5
10-275X610arrived−12
10-27AA1047arrived−31
10-27AA1854arrived−23
10-27AA2386arrived−31
10-27AA3074arrived−19
10-27AA470arrived−29
10-27AA490arrived−17
10-27AA753arrived−31
10-27AA865arrived−27
10-265X610arrived+16

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
PHLPhiladelphia +0 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · NNW 4 kt Full PHL delay board →
ORDChicago +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · SSW 8 kt Full ORD delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at PHL and ORD: a 40% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +9 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Philadelphia to Chicago route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop PHL 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.

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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PHL to ORD questions

Is PHL–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.

Morning or evening flight on PHL–ORD?

Operators schedule morning departures around 01:02 and evening departures around 17:24 from PHL. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the ORD delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from PHL to ORD?

Great-circle distance is 1,088 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 107–123 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does PHL–ORD fly?

4 carriers operate this route, around 118 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.