AC8959 Air Canada - Flight Status

Below, you can find details about Air Canada flight AC8959, 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 Wednesday, January 14, 2026.

AC8959 On Time performance:
n/a
It is not possible to calculate the On-Time Performance for this flight accurately due to insufficient or non-representative data, as doing so could lead to misleading conclusions.

Flight Status

AC8959 Air Canada from Montreal

Scheduled
Flight Status for Wednesday January 14, 2026
This flight was also scheduled for Yesterday (January 12, 2026). See it here
This flight is also scheduled for Today (January 13, 2026). See it here

Airline information

Air Canada
Air Canada
Equipment: Embraer 175

Departure

Montreal (YUL)
January 14, 2026
Montreal-Trudeau International Airport
Scheduled Departure Time:
09:25 am
Terminal:
-
Gate:
-
Scheduled Departure Time: 09:25 am

Arrival

Chicago (ORD)
January 14, 2026
Chicago O'Hare International Airport
Scheduled Arrival Time:
11:06 am
Terminal:
2
Gate:
E2
Scheduled Arrival Time: 11:06 am
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Codeshare Flights

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

- UA8371 - United Airlines

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight AC8959?
The flight AC8959 is scheduled to flight on daily basis.

Which is the distance of flight AC8959?
The distance between the two airports is 746 miles.

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: 2026-01-13 08:13:30
Current Time in Chicago: 2026-01-13 07:13:30

Alternative Flights

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

American Airlines
- Flight Number: AA3833. (On Time performance: 80 - Average Delay: 16 minutes)

Air Canada
- Flight Number: AC521. (On Time performance: 70 - Average Delay: 19 minutes)
- Flight Number: AC8961. (On Time performance: 52 - Average Delay: 47 minutes)
- Flight Number: AC8967. (On Time performance: 26 - Average Delay: 51 minutes)

United Airlines
- Flight Number: UA3549. (On Time performance: 73 - Average Delay: 20 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA3600. (On Time performance: 80 - Average Delay: 18 minutes)

Punctuality and delays

It is not possible to calculate the On-Time Performance for this flight accurately due to insufficient or non-representative data, as doing so could lead to misleading conclusions.

Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from July 04, 2025 to December 21, 2025. 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 January 02, 2025 to December 21, 2025. Next, you can observe the results broken down by month: number of flights analyzed, on-time performance per month, and average delay per month.

Note: We have excluded some months from the graph, since the quantity and quality of the data is not representative enough.

Last Past Flights AC8959

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Monday
12 January
09:16 am
Montreal (YUL)
10:48 am
Chicago (ORD)
02h 32min
Embraer 175
Embraer 175
Landed - On-time
Sunday
11 January
09:31 am
Montreal (YUL)
11:10 am
Chicago (ORD)
02h 39min
Embraer 175
Embraer 175
Landed - On-time
Saturday
10 January
11:17 am
Montreal (YUL)
01:09 pm
Chicago (ORD)
02h 52min
Embraer 175
Embraer 175
Landed - Delayed
Friday
09 January
09:37 am
Montreal (YUL)
11:34 am
Chicago (ORD)
02h 57min
Embraer 175
Embraer 175
Landed - Delayed
Thursday
08 January
09:20 am
Montreal (YUL)
10:55 am
Chicago (ORD)
02h 35min
Embraer 175
Embraer 175
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
07 January
12:23 pm
Montreal (YUL)
01:57 pm
Chicago (ORD)
02h 34min
Embraer 175
Embraer 175
Landed - Delayed
Tuesday
06 January
10:01 am
Montreal (YUL)
11:40 am
Chicago (ORD)
02h 39min
Embraer 175
Embraer 175
Landed - Delayed
Monday
05 January
09:39 am
Montreal (YUL)
11:15 am
Chicago (ORD)
02h 36min
Embraer 175
Embraer 175
Landed - On-time
Sunday
21 December
12:57 pm
Montreal (YUL)
02:36 pm
Chicago (ORD)
02h 39min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - Delayed