RDU → ORDRaleigh/Durham to Chicago

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Direct flights from Raleigh/Durham (RDU) to Chicago (ORD): 104 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. 97% of the last 31 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 13 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 31 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,039 km, an estimated 1 hour 50 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Raleigh/Durham and Chicago. Updated 31 October 2026 at 05:03 UTC.

RDU Raleigh/Durham busy · +20
ORD Chicago smooth · +0
1,039 km · ~1h 50m est.
dep bank 06:00–20:25104x weekly
Runs reliable · 2 airlines · 104x weekly · nonstop
97% on time

of the last 31 tracked RDU → ORD flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −13 min. 0 of 31 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−13 minacross the last 31 arrivals
Flight time~1h 50mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures104x2 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 31

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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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
American AirlinesAA94% on time

Flights AA2849 06:00 daily · AA2123 09:30 daily · AA4415 varies daily · AA2949 15:39 daily

United AirlinesUA100% on time

Flights UA1482 06:05 daily · UA2638 06:15 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su · UA2620 08:05 Mo Th · UA2826 varies daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-30AA1294dep +3 → arr−32
10-30AA2123dep +7 → arr−27
10-30AA2849dep +17 → arr+7
10-30AA2949dep +33 → arr+13
10-30AA4415dep +18 → arr−14
10-30AA4417dep +18 → arr−20
10-30UA1193dep +12 → arr−16
10-30UA1363dep +3 → arr−23
10-30UA2638dep +16 → arr+6
10-30UA2826dep +10 → arr−5
10-30UA3406dep +13 → arr+4
10-30UA5732dep +18 → arr−9
10-29AA1294dep +48 → arr+9
10-29AA2123dep +15 → arr−21
10-29AA2849dep +20 → arr−14
10-29AA2949dep +14 → arr+10
10-29AA4415dep +86 → arr+43
10-29AA4417dep +12 → arr−24
10-29LXJ469arrived−3
10-29UA1193dep +36 → arr+5
10-29UA1363dep +2 → arr−27
10-29UA2620dep −2 → arr−44
10-29UA2638dep +20 → arr−13
10-29UA3406dep +16 → arr−2
10-29UA5732dep +13 → arr+13
10-28AA1294arrived−34
10-28AA2123arrived−36
10-28AA2849arrived−7
10-28AA2949arrived−28
10-28AA4415arrived−10
10-28AA4417arrived−31

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
RDURaleigh/Durham +20 min busy 🌤 clear · NE 11 kt Full RDU delay board →
ORDChicago +0 min smooth 🌤 overcast · ENE 8 kt Full ORD delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at RDU and ORD: a 39% 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 Raleigh/Durham to Chicago route actually runs

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

Is RDU–ORD running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at RDU is the weaker end, route health score 87/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on RDU–ORD?

Operators schedule morning departures around 06:00 and evening departures around 17:01 from RDU. 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 RDU to ORD?

Great-circle distance is 1,039 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 103–119 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does RDU–ORD fly?

2 carriers operate this route, around 104 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.