SMF → ORDSacramento to Chicago

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Direct flights from Sacramento (SMF) to Chicago (ORD): 39 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. 88% of the last 25 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 12 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 25 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 2,860 km, an estimated 4 hours 10 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Sacramento and Chicago. Updated 5 November 2026 at 10:18 UTC.

Today, SMF → ORD

Thu 5 Nov · local times
  1. · AA2245American Airlines On schedule ORD 20:04scheduled
  2. · UA2291United Airlines On schedule ORD 20:31scheduled
  3. · UA2370United Airlines On schedule ORD 13:15scheduled
  4. · UA2652United Airlines On schedule ORD 16:07scheduled

Checked SMF board 22:18 · ORD board 04:18

SMF Sacramento busy · +21
ORD Chicago smooth · +0
2,860 km · ~4h 10m est.
dep bank 07:00–22:5739x weekly
Runs reliable · 2 airlines · 39x weekly · nonstop
88% on time

of the last 25 tracked SMF → ORD flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −12 min. 0 of 25 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−12 minacross the last 25 arrivals
Flight time~4h 10mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures39x2 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 25

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 AA2245 13:44 Mo Tu We Su · AA2735 14:07 daily · AA1741 22:57 daily

United AirlinesUA80% on time

Flights UA2370 07:00 daily · UA2652 09:55 daily · UA2291 14:15 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-04AA2245dep +1 → arr−11
11-04UA2291dep +6 → arr+2
11-04UA2370dep +7 → arr−12
11-04UA2652dep +5 → arr−7
11-03AA1741dep −4 → arr−30
11-03AA2245dep +1 → arr−14
11-03UA2291dep +4 → arr−6
11-03UA2370dep +29 → arr+17
11-03UA2652dep +6 → arr−10
11-02AA1741dep +7 → arr−18
11-02AA2245dep +13 → arr+12
11-02UA2291dep +1 → arr+1
11-02UA2370dep +52 → arr+38
11-02UA2652dep +19 → arr−11
11-01AA1741dep +5 → arr−19
11-01AA2245dep +3 → arr−27
11-01UA2291dep +1 → arr−29
11-01UA2370dep +3 → arr−19
11-01UA2652dep +3 → arr−25
10-31AA1741dep +3 → arr−34
10-31AA2735dep +41 → arr−9
10-31UA2291dep +106 → arr+62
10-31UA2370arrived−14
10-31UA2652arrived−33
10-30AA1741arrived−25

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
SMFSacramento +21 min busy 🌤 few clouds · N 0 kt Full SMF delay board →
ORDChicago +0 min smooth ⛅ overcast · WSW 6 kt Full ORD delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at SMF and ORD: a 45% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +12 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Sacramento to Chicago route actually runs

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

Is SMF–ORD running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. The departure side at SMF is the weaker end, route health score 74/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on SMF–ORD?

Operators schedule morning departures around 07:00 and evening departures around 22:57 from SMF. 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 SMF to ORD?

Great-circle distance is 2,860 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 232–275 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does SMF–ORD fly?

2 carriers operate this route, around 39 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.