YYZ → ORDToronto to Chicago

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Direct flights from Toronto (YYZ) to Chicago (ORD): 170 nonstop departures observed each week across 5 airlines. 85% of the last 20 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 9 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 20 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 701 km, an estimated 1 hour 24 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Toronto and Chicago. Updated 30 October 2026 at 14:52 UTC.

Today, YYZ → ORD

Fri 30 Oct · local times
  1. 06:45 UA1540United Airlines Left 06:55 +10 Landed 07:36 −18
  2. 07:29 AA3524American Airlines Left 07:41 +12 Landed 08:31 −8
  3. 08:20 AC501Air Canada Left 08:39 +19 Landed 08:59 −24
  4. 08:35 UA763United Airlines Left 08:48 +13 Landed 09:06 −38
  5. 10:53 UA450United Airlines On scheduleGate F96 · T1 ORD 11:57scheduled
  6. 11:40 AA6488American Airlines On scheduleGate A9 · T3 ORD 12:45scheduled
  7. 12:00 AC8905Air Canada On scheduleGate F99 · T1 ORD 13:13scheduled
  8. 13:15 AA3606American Airlines On scheduleGate A7 · T3 ORD 14:20scheduled
  9. · AA3610American Airlines On schedule ORD 19:30scheduled
  10. · AC507Air Canada On schedule ORD 15:38scheduled
  11. · AC511Air Canada On schedule ORD 19:58scheduled
  12. · AC8909Air Canada On schedule ORD 17:43scheduled
  13. · UA2243United Airlines On schedule ORD 19:05scheduled
  14. · UA3500United Airlines On schedule ORD 16:44scheduled
  15. · UA5704United Airlines On schedule ORD 20:48scheduled

Checked YYZ board 10:33 · ORD board 09:52

YYZ Toronto smooth · +5
ORD Chicago smooth · +0
701 km · ~1h 24m est.
dep bank 06:45–23:59170x weekly
Runs reliable · 5 airlines · 170x weekly · nonstop
85% on time

of the last 20 tracked YYZ → ORD flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −9 min. 0 of 20 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−9 minacross the last 20 arrivals
Flight time~1h 24mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures170x5 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 20

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
AeroLogicAir CanadaAmerican AirlinesQantas Airways

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
AeroLogic3S

Flights 3S448 varies Mo · 3S442 varies We Su

Air CanadaAC50% on time

Flights AC503 08:05 daily · AC501 08:20 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su · AC8905 12:00 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su · AC507 12:25 daily

American AirlinesAA100% on time

Flights AA3524 07:29 daily · AA6488 varies daily · AA3606 13:20 daily · AA3608 15:09 daily

Qantas AirwaysQF

Flights QF3195 11:35 daily

United AirlinesUA100% on time

Flights UA1540 06:45 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su · UA1612 07:00 daily · UA763 08:50 daily · UA3617 10:15 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-30AA3524dep +12 → arr−8
10-30AC501dep +19 → arr−24
10-30UA1540dep +10 → arr−18
10-30UA763dep +13 → arr−38
10-29AA3524dep +27 → arr+1
10-29AA3606dep +25 → arr−18
10-29AA3608dep +12 → arr−17
10-29AA3610dep +24 → arr−9
10-29AA6488dep +8 → arr−34
10-29AC501dep +17 → arr+28
10-29AC507dep +11 → arr+10
10-29AC511dep +32 → arr+47
10-29AC8905dep +23 → arr+15
10-29AC8909dep +14 → arr+57
10-29UA1540dep +33 → arr−10
10-29UA2243dep +48 → arr+1
10-29UA3500arrived−28
10-29UA450arrived−19
10-29UA5704arrived−3
10-29UA763arrived−11

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
YYZToronto +5 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · NW 12 kt Full YYZ delay board →
ORDChicago +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · ENE 8 kt Full ORD delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at YYZ and ORD: a 41% 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 Toronto to Chicago route actually runs

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

Is YYZ–ORD running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at YYZ 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 YYZ–ORD?

Operators schedule morning departures around 06:45 and evening departures around 17:15 from YYZ. 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 YYZ to ORD?

Great-circle distance is 701 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 79–90 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does YYZ–ORD fly?

5 carriers operate this route, around 170 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.