San Francisco → Chicago
Flights from San Francisco (SFO) to Chicago (ORD) look bumpy in places today; expect firmer bumps near San Francisco on flights leaving in the evening.
Departures every 6 hours, local time in San Francisco. Tap one for the full ride. Confidence: High for the next day, lower after that.
18 min – 30 min · 12 min · over Nevada
Noticeable bumps, hold your drink. Crews may pause the service.
Flying SFO to ORD?
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Today's forecast shows the bumpiest parts over Nevada, near San Francisco and over the Sierra Nevada. Most of the flight looks smooth.
Of the departures we checked today, the one leaving around 23:00 (San Francisco time) looks smoothest, with about 60% of the flight smooth.
About 4h 12m in the air for 2,964 km, estimated from the distance. Your airline's schedule may differ.
Forecast for passengers' peace of mind. Not for flight operations. Airlines and pilots decide. Forecast made with ECMWF open data (CC BY 4.0) and our own turbulence indices; route assumed to be the shortest path, flight time estimated. Overall today: bumpy in places. How it works