Informational Guide to Montreal International Airport - YUL - Non Official

AC8961 Air Canada - Flight Status

Below, you can find details about Air Canada flight AC8961, which currently operates between the airports of Montreal - Montreal-Trudeau International Airport (Airport Code YUL) and Chicago - Chicago O'Hare International Airport (Airport Code ORD).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Saturday, February 28, 2026.

AC8961 On Time performance:
52
We have calculated the percentage of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of their scheduled time, or earlier, based on real flight data from the last 3 months. More about punctuality and delays

Flight Status

AC8961 Air Canada to Chicago

This flight is not scheduled for March 09, 2026.

Airline information

Air Canada
Air Canada

Departure

Montreal (YUL)
February 28, 2026
Montreal-Trudeau International Airport

Arrival

Chicago (ORD)
February 28, 2026
Chicago O'Hare International Airport
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Codeshare Flights

This flight is shared with other airlines, this means that these other flights are the same:

- UA8094 - United Airlines

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight AC8961?
The flight AC8961 is scheduled to flight on daily basis.

Which is the distance of flight AC8961?
The distance between the two airports is 746 miles.

Which is the flight time of flight AC8961?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 02:45 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 02:44 hours.

Are the departure airport and arrival airport at the same Time Zone?
No, each airport is in a different timezone. The times shown above, are presented in the local time of each respective airport.
Current Time in Montreal: 2026-03-09 14:07:38
Current Time in Chicago: 2026-03-09 13:07:38

Alternative Flights

The following airlines serves the same route between Montreal and Chicago:

American Airlines
- Flight Number: AA3833. (On Time performance: 81 - Average Delay: 12 minutes)

Air Canada
- Flight Number: AC521. (On Time performance: 64 - Average Delay: 31 minutes)
- Flight Number: AC8481.
- Flight Number: AC8483.
- Flight Number: AC8959. (On Time performance: 54 - Average Delay: 38 minutes)
- Flight Number: AC8967. (On Time performance: 38 - Average Delay: 35 minutes)

United Airlines
- Flight Number: UA3549. (On Time performance: 73 - Average Delay: 21 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA3597. (On Time performance: 85 - Average Delay: 26 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA3600. (On Time performance: 81 - Average Delay: 18 minutes)

Punctuality and delays

We have gathered data from recent months and present below an analysis of how timely the flights have been.

In terms of On-Time Performance, by analyzing the flight data from the last three months, spanning from December 04, 2025 to February 28, 2026, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 79
On Time: 41 ( 52 % )
Moderate Delay: 9 ( 11 % )
Significant Delay: 15 ( 19 % )
Major Delay: 13 ( 16 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 1 ( 1 % )

Average Delay: 35 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from October 26, 2025 to February 28, 2026. Next, you can observe the results broken down by day of the week: number of flights analyzed, on-time performance per day, and average delay per day.

Delays analyzed by Month: We have gathered available data from last twelve closed months, spanning from March 02, 2025 to February 28, 2026. Next, you can observe the results broken down by month: number of flights analyzed, on-time performance per month, and average delay per month.

Last Past Flights AC8961

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Saturday
28 February
01:14 pm
Montreal (YUL)
03:06 pm
Chicago (ORD)
02h 52min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - On-time
Friday
27 February
01:07 pm
Montreal (YUL)
03:25 pm
Chicago (ORD)
03h 18min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - Delayed
Thursday
26 February
01:41 pm
Montreal (YUL)
03:26 pm
Chicago (ORD)
02h 45min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - Delayed
Wednesday
25 February
01:38 pm
Montreal (YUL)
03:35 pm
Chicago (ORD)
02h 57min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - Delayed
Monday
23 February
01:29 pm
Montreal (YUL)
02:52 pm
Chicago (ORD)
02h 23min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - On-time
Sunday
22 February
01:21 pm
Montreal (YUL)
02:59 pm
Chicago (ORD)
02h 38min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - On-time
Saturday
21 February
01:16 pm
Montreal (YUL)
02:41 pm
Chicago (ORD)
02h 25min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - On-time
Friday
20 February
03:37 pm
Montreal (YUL)
05:09 pm
Chicago (ORD)
02h 32min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - Delayed
Thursday
19 February
01:04 pm
Montreal (YUL)
02:38 pm
Chicago (ORD)
02h 34min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
18 February
01:07 pm
Montreal (YUL)
03:03 pm
Chicago (ORD)
02h 56min
Embraer 175
Embraer 175
Landed - On-time