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FI856 Icelandair - Flight Status

Below, you can find details about Icelandair flight FI856, which currently operates between the airports of Chicago - Chicago O'Hare International Airport (Airport Code ORD) and Reykjavik - Keflavik Airport (Airport Code KEF).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Saturday, October 04, 2025.

FI856 On Time performance:
72
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

FI856 Icelandair from Chicago

Landed - On-time
Flight Status for Saturday October 04, 2025
This flight is also scheduled for Tomorrow (October 06, 2025). See it here

Airline information

Icelandair
Icelandair
Equipment: Boeing 737MAX 8 Passenger

Departure

Chicago (ORD)
October 03, 2025
Chicago O'Hare International Airport
Departed at:
22:22
Terminal:
5
Gate:
-
Scheduled Departure Time: 22:15

Arrival

Reykjavik (KEF)
October 04, 2025
Keflavik Airport
Arrived at:
09:06
Gate:
D22
Scheduled Arrival Time: 09:20
Baggage: 3
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Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight FI856?
The flight FI856 is scheduled to flight on Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday on a weekly basis.

Which is the distance of flight FI856?
The distance between the two airports is 4726 kilometers.

Which is the flight time of flight FI856?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 06:05 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 06:00 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 Chicago: 2025-10-05 03:02:04
Current Time in Reykjavik: 2025-10-05 08:02:04

Alternative Flights

The following airline serve the same route between Chicago and Reykjavik:
Icelandair - Flight Number: FI852. (On Time performance: 82 - Average Delay: 10 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 June 30, 2025 to September 29, 2025, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 82
On Time: 59 ( 72 % )
Moderate Delay: 17 ( 21 % )
Significant Delay: 2 ( 2 % )
Major Delay: 4 ( 5 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 14 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from April 12, 2025 to September 29, 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 October 02, 2024 to September 29, 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 FI856

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Saturday
04 October
22:22
Chicago (ORD)
09:06
Reykjavik (KEF)
05h 44min
Boeing 737MAX
Boeing 737MAX
Landed - On-time
Thursday
02 October
22:23
Chicago (ORD)
09:35
Reykjavik (KEF)
06h 12min
Boeing 737MAX
Boeing 737MAX
Landed - Delayed
Monday
29 September
22:03
Chicago (ORD)
09:09
Reykjavik (KEF)
06h 06min
Boeing 737MAX
Boeing 737MAX
Landed - On-time
Saturday
27 September
21:53
Chicago (ORD)
09:05
Reykjavik (KEF)
06h 12min
Boeing 737MAX
Boeing 737MAX
Landed - On-time
Thursday
25 September
02:00
Chicago (ORD)
13:20
Reykjavik (KEF)
06h 20min
Boeing 737MAX
Boeing 737MAX
Monday
22 September
22:08
Chicago (ORD)
09:16
Reykjavik (KEF)
06h 08min
Boeing 737MAX
Boeing 737MAX
Landed - On-time
Saturday
20 September
22:32
Chicago (ORD)
09:35
Reykjavik (KEF)
06h 03min
Boeing 737MAX
Boeing 737MAX
Landed - Delayed
Friday
19 September
22:32
Chicago (ORD)
09:22
Reykjavik (KEF)
05h 50min
Boeing 737MAX
Boeing 737MAX
Landed - On-time
Thursday
18 September
22:34
Chicago (ORD)
09:25
Reykjavik (KEF)
05h 51min
Boeing 737MAX
Boeing 737MAX
Landed - On-time
Monday
15 September
22:41
Chicago (ORD)
09:54
Reykjavik (KEF)
06h 13min
Boeing 737MAX
Boeing 737MAX
Landed - Delayed