YUL → ORDMontréal to Chicago

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Direct flights from Montréal (YUL) to Chicago (ORD): 72 nonstop departures observed each week across 3 airlines. 77% of the last 26 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 7 minutes early. 1 of the 26 tracked flights was cancelled. The nonstop covers 1,200 km, an estimated 2 hours 2 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Montréal and Chicago. Updated 31 October 2026 at 20:53 UTC.

Today, YUL → ORD

Sat 31 Oct · local times
  1. 06:00 UA3600United Airlines Left 05:54 Landed 07:44 −16
  2. 09:25 AC8477Air Canada Left 09:48 +23 Landed 11:12 +5
  3. 12:30 AA3600American Airlines Left 12:32 Landed 13:50 −20
  4. 13:10 AC8481Air Canada Left 13:34 +24 Landed 15:03 +11
  5. 16:45 UA3549United Airlines Est. 16:45Departure not confirmed by the board ORD 18:46scheduled
  6. 17:34 AA3602American Airlines On scheduleGate C81 ORD 19:19scheduled
  7. 18:10 AC8483Air Canada On scheduleGate C82 ORD 19:52scheduled
  8. · AC7301Air Canada Cancelled ·

Checked YUL board 15:18 · ORD board 15:53

YUL Montréal smooth · +0
ORD Chicago smooth · +0
1,200 km · ~2h 02m est.
dep bank 06:10–18:3072x weekly
Runs mixed · 3 airlines · 72x weekly · nonstop
77% on time

of the last 26 tracked YUL → ORD flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −7 min. 1 of 26 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−7 minacross the last 25 arrivals
Flight time~2h 02mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures72x3 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled3.8%recent route rate · 1 of 26

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Air CanadaAmerican 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
Air CanadaAC69% on time

Flights AC521 08:35 Mo Tu We Th Sa Su · AC8477 09:25 daily · AC7301 11:23 Tu Th Sa · AC8481 varies daily

American AirlinesAA100% on time

Flights AA3600 12:30 daily · AA3602 17:34 daily

United AirlinesUA80% on time

Flights UA3600 varies daily · UA536 09:45 daily · UA3549 varies daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-31AA3600dep +2 → arr−20
10-31AC7301cancelledCNX
10-31AC8477dep +23 → arr+5
10-31AC8481dep +24 → arr+11
10-31UA3600dep −6 → arr−16
10-30AA3600dep +10 → arr−5
10-30AA3602dep +13 → arr+2
10-30AC8477dep +58 → arr+39
10-30AC8481dep +26 → arr+7
10-30AC8483dep +22 → arr+12
10-30UA3549dep +14 → arr−26
10-30UA3600dep +142 → arr+100
10-30YX790dep +0 → arr+50
10-29AA3600dep +3 → arr−25
10-29AA3602dep +9 → arr−15
10-29AC7301arrived+205
10-29AC8477dep +14 → arr−9
10-29AC8481dep +14 → arr−10
10-29AC8483dep +17 → arr−7
10-29UA3549dep +6 → arr−17
10-29UA3600dep −9 → arr−24
10-28AA3600arrived−34
10-28AA3602arrived−24
10-28AC8477arrived−28
10-28AC8481arrived−7
10-28AC8483arrived+38

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
YULMontréal +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · W 8 kt Full YUL delay board →
ORDChicago +0 min smooth 🌤 overcast · E 4 kt Full ORD delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at YUL and ORD: a 40% 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 Montréal to Chicago route actually runs

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

Is YUL–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.

Morning or evening flight on YUL–ORD?

Operators schedule morning departures around 08:35 and evening departures around 17:34 from YUL. 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 YUL to ORD?

Great-circle distance is 1,200 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 115–133 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does YUL–ORD fly?

3 carriers operate this route, around 72 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.