Aer Lingus flight EI 8997: London Heathrow - Chicago O'Hare

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FLIGHT SCHEDULE
Direct Codeshare Flights:
Daily 15:15 London Heathrow (LHR) 5 18:15 Chicago O'Hare (ORD) 5
EI 8997 Non-stop Airbus A350-1000 (351) 9:00 Effective 2026-03-29 through 2026-10-15
Codeshare flight, operated by British Airways.(BA 297)
Fri-Sun 15:15 London Heathrow (LHR) 5 18:15 Chicago O'Hare (ORD) 5
EI 8997 Non-stop Boeing 787-10 (781) 9:00 Effective 2026-10-16 through 2026-10-18
Codeshare flight, operated by British Airways.(BA 297)
Mon-Sat 15:15 London Heathrow (LHR) 5 18:15 Chicago O'Hare (ORD) 5
EI 8997 Non-stop Airbus A350-1000 (351) 9:00 Effective 2026-10-19 through 2026-10-24
Codeshare flight, operated by British Airways.(BA 297)
Daily 15:45 London Heathrow (LHR) 5 18:45 Chicago O'Hare (ORD) 5
EI 8997 Non-stop Boeing 787-10 (781) 9:00 Valid until 2026-02-01
Codeshare flight, operated by British Airways.(BA 297)
Daily 15:45 London Heathrow (LHR) 5 18:45 Chicago O'Hare (ORD) 5
EI 8997 Non-stop Boeing 787-10 (781) 9:00 Effective 2026-02-09 through 2026-03-07
Codeshare flight, operated by British Airways.(BA 297)
Daily 15:45 London Heathrow (LHR) 5 19:45 Chicago O'Hare (ORD) 5
EI 8997 Non-stop Boeing 787-10 (781) 9:00 Effective 2026-03-08 through 2026-03-28
Codeshare flight, operated by British Airways.(BA 297)
Daily 15:45 London Heathrow (LHR) 5 19:45 Chicago O'Hare (ORD) 5
EI 8997 Non-stop Airbus A350-1000 (351) 9:00 Effective from 2026-10-25
Codeshare flight, operated by British Airways.(BA 297)
Aer Lingus flight EI 8997:
London Heathrow - Chicago O'Hare
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FLIGHT SCHEDULE
Direct Codeshare Flights:

Aer Lingus EI8997
Effective 2026-03-29 through 2026-10-15
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Codeshare flight, operated by British Airways. (BA 297)
Duration: 9:00, non-stop
Airbus A350-1000 (351)

Direct Codeshare Flights:

Aer Lingus EI8997
Effective 2026-10-16 through 2026-10-18
Mon
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Tue
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Wed
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Thu
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Fri
Sat
Sun
Codeshare flight, operated by British Airways. (BA 297)
Duration: 9:00, non-stop
Boeing 787-10 (781)

Direct Codeshare Flights:

Aer Lingus EI8997
Effective 2026-10-19 through 2026-10-24
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
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Codeshare flight, operated by British Airways. (BA 297)
Duration: 9:00, non-stop
Airbus A350-1000 (351)

Direct Codeshare Flights:

Aer Lingus EI8997
Valid until 2026-02-01
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Codeshare flight, operated by British Airways. (BA 297)
Duration: 9:00, non-stop
Boeing 787-10 (781)

Direct Codeshare Flights:

Aer Lingus EI8997
Effective 2026-02-09 through 2026-03-07
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Codeshare flight, operated by British Airways. (BA 297)
Duration: 9:00, non-stop
Boeing 787-10 (781)

Direct Codeshare Flights:

Aer Lingus EI8997
Effective 2026-03-08 through 2026-03-28
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Codeshare flight, operated by British Airways. (BA 297)
Duration: 9:00, non-stop
Boeing 787-10 (781)

Direct Codeshare Flights:

Aer Lingus EI8997
Effective from 2026-10-25
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Codeshare flight, operated by British Airways. (BA 297)
Duration: 9:00, non-stop
Airbus A350-1000 (351)
  • EI 8997 is an international flight departing from London Heathrow airport, United Kingdom (LHR) and arriving at Chicago O'Hare airport, United States (ORD).
  • The flight distance is 3940 miles, or 6340 km.
  • The timezone of the departure airport is UTC+0 , and the timezone of the arrival airport is UTC-6 . Current time at the point of departure is (loading...), and (loading...) at the point of arrival. There is a (loading...) hour time difference between the airports.
  • For direct flights, the flight time is 9:00.