YVR → ORDVancouver to Chicago

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Direct flights from Vancouver (YVR) to Chicago (ORD): 14 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. The median arrival is 11 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 4 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 2,831 km, an estimated 4 hours 8 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Vancouver and Chicago. Updated 16 October 2026 at 14:14 UTC.

Today, YVR → ORD

Fri 16 Oct · local times
  1. 08:25 AC1614Air Canada On scheduleGate E81 · TM ORD 14:43scheduled
  2. 10:30 UA1868United Airlines On scheduleTM ORD 16:45scheduled
  3. · UA2048United Airlines On schedule ORD 20:06scheduled

Checked YVR board 06:33 · ORD board 09:14

YVR Vancouver smooth · +0
ORD Chicago smooth · +0
2,831 km · ~4h 08m est.
dep bank 08:25–13:4514x weekly
Under pressure · 2 airlines · 14x weekly · nonstop
68 / 100

route health from live YVR and ORD delay boards

Median arrival delay is −11 min. 0 of 4 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−11 minacross the last 4 operated legs
Flight time~4h 08mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures14x2 direct airlines on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
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Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Air CanadaUnited 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 CanadaAC

Flights AC1614 08:25 daily

United AirlinesUA

Flights UA1868 10:30 daily · UA2048 13:45 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-15AC1614dep +61 → arr+44
10-15UA1868dep +15 → arr−20
10-15UA2048dep +15 → arr−11
10-14AC1614arrived−37

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
YVRVancouver +0 min smooth 🌤 clear · E 2 kt Full YVR delay board →
ORDChicago +0 min smooth ⛅ overcast · WNW 8 kt Full ORD delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at ORD: 44% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +19 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Vancouver to Chicago route actually runs

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

Is YVR–ORD running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 68/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on YVR–ORD?

Operators schedule morning departures around 08:25 from YVR. 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 YVR to ORD?

Great-circle distance is 2,831 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 230–273 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does YVR–ORD fly?

2 carriers operate this route, around 21 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.