SFO → ORDSan Francisco to Chicago

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Direct flights from San Francisco (SFO) to Chicago (ORD): 23 nonstop departures observed each week across 4 airlines. 100% of the last 53 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 6 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 53 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 2,964 km, an estimated 4 hours 18 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at San Francisco and Chicago. Updated 26 October 2026 at 18:45 UTC.

Today, SFO → ORD

Mon 26 Oct · local times
  1. 08:20 AC4060Air Canada Left 08:12 ·
  2. 08:20 NZ9306Air New Zealand Left 08:12 ·
  3. 08:20 OS7718Austrian Airlines Left 08:12 ·
  4. 08:20 SN8820Brussels Airlines Left 08:12 ·
  5. 08:20 UA1393United Airlines Left 08:12 ORD 14:49In the air · scheduled landing
  6. 09:12 AA2814American Airlines Left 09:09 ORD 15:45In the air · scheduled landing
  7. 09:12 BA5769British Airways Left 09:09 ·
  8. 09:12 EI7724Aer Lingus Left 09:09 ·
  9. 09:12 IB8063Iberia Airlines Left 09:09 ·
  10. 09:12 QF4105Qantas Left 09:09 ·
  11. 09:12 RJ7402Royal Jordanian Left 09:09 ·
  12. 10:05 AC4065Air Canada Left 10:05 ·
  13. 10:05 EK6374Emirates Left 10:05 ·
  14. 10:05 LH7785Lufthansa Left 10:05 ·
  15. 10:05 NZ9301Air New Zealand Left 10:05 ·
  16. 10:05 UA2827United Airlines Left 10:05 ORD 16:29In the air · scheduled landing
  17. 10:05 VA8099Virgin Australia Left 10:05 ·
  18. 10:33 AA2885American Airlines Left 10:31 ORD 17:10In the air · scheduled landing
  19. 10:33 BA6664British Airways Left 10:31 ·
  20. 10:33 EI7303Aer Lingus Left 10:31 ·
  21. 10:33 GF6456Gulfair Left 10:31 ·
  22. 10:33 IB4857Iberia Airlines Left 10:31 ·
  23. 10:33 PD6338Porter Left 10:31 ·
  24. 10:33 QF3008Qantas Left 10:31 ·
  25. 10:33 RJ7799Royal Jordanian Left 10:31 ·
  26. 12:27 AC5384Air Canada On scheduleGate F14 · T3 ·
  27. 12:27 NH7242ANA (All Nippon Airways) On scheduleGate F14 · T3 ·
  28. 12:27 NZ9305Air New Zealand On scheduleGate F14 · T3 ·
  29. 12:27 UA630United Airlines On scheduleGate F14 · T3 ORD 18:49scheduled
  30. 12:27 VA8102Virgin Australia On scheduleGate F14 · T3 ·
  31. 14:00 AC5196Air Canada On scheduleGate F22 · T3 ·
  32. 14:00 NZ9302Air New Zealand On scheduleGate F22 · T3 ·
  33. 14:00 UA1114United Airlines On scheduleGate F22 · T3 ORD 20:22scheduled
  34. 14:00 VA8100Virgin Australia On scheduleGate F22 · T3 ·
  35. 14:18 AA1948American Airlines On scheduleGate B26 · T1 ORD 20:55scheduled
  36. 14:18 AY4140Finnair On scheduleGate B26 · T1 ·
  37. 14:18 BA1782British Airways On scheduleGate B26 · T1 ·
  38. 14:18 JL7550Japan Airlines On scheduleGate B26 · T1 ·
  39. 14:18 QF3164Qantas On scheduleGate B26 · T1 ·
  40. 15:18 AA2642American Airlines On scheduleGate B22 · T1 ORD 21:50scheduled
  41. 15:18 BA5613British Airways On scheduleGate B22 · T1 ·
  42. 15:18 GF6849Gulfair On scheduleGate B22 · T1 ·
  43. 15:18 QF4693Qantas On scheduleGate B22 · T1 ·
  44. 15:20 AC4185Air Canada On scheduleGate D16 · T2 ·
  45. 15:20 LH7871Lufthansa On scheduleGate D16 · T2 ·
  46. 15:20 NZ9313Air New Zealand On scheduleGate D16 · T2 ·
  47. 15:20 UA1147United Airlines On scheduleGate D16 · T2 ORD 21:45scheduled
  48. 15:20 VA8104Virgin Australia On scheduleGate D16 · T2 ·
  49. 16:10 AC4674Air Canada On scheduleGate E11 · T3 ·
  50. 16:10 EK6373Emirates On scheduleGate E11 · T3 ·
  51. 16:10 NZ9312Air New Zealand On scheduleGate E11 · T3 ·
  52. 16:10 UA1278United Airlines On scheduleGate E11 · T3 ORD 22:29scheduled
  53. 17:10 AC5332Air Canada On scheduleGate D12 · T2 ·
  54. 17:10 NZ9310Air New Zealand On scheduleGate D12 · T2 ·
  55. 17:10 UA1914United Airlines On scheduleGate D12 · T2 ORD 23:27scheduled
  56. 17:10 VA8098Virgin Australia On scheduleGate D12 · T2 ·
  57. 17:27 AA2253American Airlines On scheduleGate B24 · T1 ORD 23:55scheduled
  58. 17:27 QF4756Qantas On scheduleGate B24 · T1 ·
  59. 18:42 AC5166Air Canada On scheduleGate D7 · T2 ·
  60. 18:42 NZ9304Air New Zealand On scheduleGate D7 · T2 ·
  61. 18:42 OZ6303Asiana On scheduleGate D7 · T2 ·
  62. 18:42 UA1958United On scheduleGate D7 · T2 ·
  63. 18:42 VA8106Virgin Australia On scheduleGate D7 · T2 ·
  64. 22:45 AC5432Air Canada On scheduleGate F21 · T3 ·
  65. 22:45 NZ9303Air New Zealand On scheduleGate F21 · T3 ·
  66. 22:45 UA2278United On scheduleGate F21 · T3 ·
  67. 22:45 VA8105Virgin Australia On scheduleGate F21 · T3 ·
  68. 23:30 AC4372Air Canada On scheduleGate D8 · T2 ·
  69. 23:30 NZ9307Air New Zealand On scheduleGate D8 · T2 ·
  70. 23:30 UA368United On scheduleGate D8 · T2 ·
  71. 23:30 VA8101Virgin Australia On scheduleGate D8 · T2 ·
  72. · AA2614American Airlines Departed Landed 12:07 −27
  73. · AA3250American Airlines Departed Landed 13:08 −36
  74. · UA1248United Airlines Departed Landed 11:11 −13
  75. · UA2091United Airlines Departed Landed 12:29 −32
  76. · UA2847United Airlines Departed Landed 07:07 −6

Checked SFO board 11:39 · ORD board 13:45

SFO San Francisco smooth · +5
ORD Chicago smooth · +0
2,964 km · ~4h 18m est.
dep bank 00:35–23:3623x weekly
Runs reliable · 4 airlines · 23x weekly · nonstop
100% on time

of the last 53 operated SFO → ORD flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −6 min. 0 of 53 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−6 minacross the last 53 operated legs
Flight time~4h 18mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures23x4 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 53

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Air ChinaAmerican AirlinesUnited AirlinesVirgin Australia

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
Air ChinaCA

Flights CA7327 varies We Sa · CA7326 varies We Sa

American AirlinesAA100% on time

Flights AA2614 06:00 daily · AA3250 07:10 daily · AA2814 09:12 daily · AA2885 10:33 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su

United AirlinesUA100% on time

Flights UA2847 00:35 daily · UA1248 05:00 Mo Su · UA2343 05:00 daily · UA2091 06:10 daily

Virgin AustraliaVA

Flights VA8097 varies daily · VA8098 varies daily · VA8101 varies daily · VA8100 varies daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-26AA2614arrived−27
10-26AA2814departed−3
10-26AA2885departed−2
10-26AA3250arrived−36
10-26AC4060departed−8
10-26AC4065departed+0
10-26BA5769departed−3
10-26BA6664departed−2
10-26EI7303departed−2
10-26EI7724departed−3
10-26EK6374departed+0
10-26GF6456departed−2
10-26IB4857departed−2
10-26IB8063departed−3
10-26LH7785departed+0
10-26NZ9301departed+0
10-26NZ9306departed−8
10-26OS7718departed−8
10-26PD6338departed−2
10-26QF3008departed−2
10-26QF4105departed−3
10-26RJ7402departed−3
10-26RJ7799departed−2
10-26SN8820departed−8
10-26UA1248arrived−13
10-26UA1393departed−8
10-26UA2091arrived−32
10-26UA2827departed+0
10-26UA2847arrived−6
10-26VA8099departed+0
10-25AA1948arrived−24
10-25AA1954arrived+4
10-25AA2253arrived−25
10-25AA2614arrived−35
10-25AA2642arrived−26
10-25AA2814arrived−16
10-25AA2885arrived−6
10-25AA3250arrived−10
10-25UA1114arrived+11
10-25UA1147arrived−3

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
SFOSan Francisco +5 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · WNW 9 kt Full SFO delay board →
ORDChicago +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · NE 12 kt Full ORD delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at SFO: 48% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +13 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the San Francisco to Chicago route actually runs

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

Is SFO–ORD running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at SFO is the weaker end, route health score 95/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on SFO–ORD?

Operators schedule morning departures around 00:35 and evening departures around 17:10 from SFO. 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 SFO to ORD?

Great-circle distance is 2,964 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 239–284 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does SFO–ORD fly?

4 carriers operate this route, around 190 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.