SBN → ORDSouth Bend to Chicago

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Direct flights from South Bend (SBN) to Chicago (ORD): 97 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. 85% of the last 40 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 11 minutes early. 1 of the 40 tracked flights was cancelled. The nonstop covers 135 km, an estimated 40 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at South Bend and Chicago. Updated 29 October 2026 at 16:47 UTC.

Today, SBN → ORD

Thu 29 Oct · local times
  1. · AA4974American Airlines Departed Landed 07:12 −9
  2. · AA4989American Airlines On schedule ORD 17:44scheduled
  3. · AA4997American Airlines On schedule ORD 14:47scheduled
  4. · UA4794United Airlines Departed Landed 08:28 −32
  5. · UA5215United Airlines Departed Landed 07:52 −8
  6. · UA5249United Airlines On schedule ORD 17:05scheduled
  7. · UA5416United Airlines Departed Landed 10:04 +21
  8. · UA5460United Airlines Departed Landed 11:20 −29
  9. · UA5995United Airlines Departed Landed 06:31 −28
  10. · UA5998United Airlines On schedule ORD 13:29scheduled
  11. · UA6051United Airlines On schedule ORD 15:40scheduled

Checked ORD board 11:47

SBN South Bend tracking
ORD Chicago smooth · +0
135 km · ~0h 40m est.
dep bank 05:53–20:0097x weekly
Runs reliable · 2 airlines · 97x weekly · nonstop
85% on time

of the last 40 tracked SBN → ORD flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −11 min. 1 of 40 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−11 minacross the last 39 arrivals
Flight time~0h 40mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures97x2 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled2.5%recent route rate · 1 of 40

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 AirlinesAA100% on time

Flights AA4974 07:21 daily · AA4997 varies daily · AA4989 17:59 daily

United AirlinesUA80% on time

Flights UA5723 05:53 daily · UA5995 06:59 Mo Tu We · UA5231 07:59 daily · UA5215 08:00 Mo Tu We Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-29AA4974arrived−9
10-29UA4794arrived−32
10-29UA5215arrived−8
10-29UA5416arrived+21
10-29UA5460arrived−29
10-29UA5995arrived−28
10-28AA4974arrived−37
10-28AA4989arrived−4
10-28AA4997arrived+2
10-28UA4794arrived−22
10-28UA5193arrived+59
10-28UA5215arrived−16
10-28UA5249arrived−11
10-28UA5416arrived−24
10-28UA5460arrived−43
10-28UA5995arrived−27
10-28UA5998arrived+25
10-28UA6051arrived−30
10-27AA4974arrived−13
10-27AA4989arrived−24
10-27AA4997arrived−23
10-27UA4794arrived+15
10-27UA5215arrived+16
10-27UA5249arrived−11
10-27UA5416arrived−8
10-27UA5460arrived−21
10-27UA5995arrived−21
10-27UA5998arrived−19
10-27UA6051arrived+20
10-26AA4974arrived−5
10-26AA4989arrived−10
10-26AA4997arrived−10
10-26UA4794arrived−25
10-26UA5194cancelledCNX
10-26UA5215arrived−8
10-26UA5249arrived−8
10-26UA5416arrived−6
10-26UA5460arrived−30
10-26UA5995arrived−6
10-26UA5998arrived−17

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
SBNSouth Bend tracking Full SBN delay board →
ORDChicago +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · W 9 kt Full ORD delay board →

How the South Bend to Chicago route actually runs

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

Is SBN–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 SBN to ORD?

Great-circle distance is 135 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 40–42 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does SBN–ORD fly?

2 carriers operate this route, around 97 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.

What does the route health score measure?

A blend of departure-side delay at SBN 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.