United AirlinesUA100% on time
Flights UA1009 18:52 daily
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Direct flights from Santa Barbara (SBA) to Chicago (ORD): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 100% of the last 7 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 4 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 7 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 2,895 km, an estimated 4 hours 13 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Santa Barbara and Chicago. Updated 12 September 2026 at 05:32 UTC.
SBA
Santa Barbara
tracking
ORD
Chicago
busy · +16
2,895 km · ~4h 13m est.
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
100% on time
of the last 7 operated SBA → ORD flights arrived within 15 minutes
Median arrival delay is +4 min. 0 of 7 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival+4 minacross the last 7 operated legs
Flight time~4h 13mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg
The week
scheduled departures · origin local time06121824
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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 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
live boardsnext sweep in 120s
How the Santa Barbara to Chicago route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop SBA 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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SBA to ORD questions
Is SBA–ORD running on time right now?
Mostly on schedule. The arrival side at ORD is the weaker end, route health score 78/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
How long is the flight from SBA to ORD?
Great-circle distance is 2,895 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 234–278 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does SBA–ORD fly?
United 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 SBA 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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