Great-circle route ATL → ORD. Faint dots are other airports, for geographic context. Download this map — free to reuse with a link back to this page.
The flight time from Atlanta to Chicago is approximately 1h 49m nonstop. The distance is 607 miles (977 km). There are about 30 nonstop flights from Atlanta to Chicago per day.
That is a great-circle estimate, not a scheduled block time. An airline's published time will differ by roughly 15 to 45 minutes depending on routing, winds and taxi.
| Route | Est. time | Distance | Frequency | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL → ORD Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport |
1h 49m | 607 mi | 139/wk | American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines, United Airlines |
| ATL → MDW Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport |
1h 47m | 592 mi | 73/wk | Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines, Southwest Airlines |
Frequencies come from our most recent schedule sample. Where a pairing shows “—” we track it as an operating nonstop but hold no schedule sample for it — we would rather show nothing than guess.
5 airlines fly nonstop from Atlanta to Chicago, including American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines, Southwest Airlines and 1 more.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Airbus A320, Airbus A319, Boeing 737-900, Boeing 737-800 and 4 other types.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
The distance from Atlanta to Chicago is 607 miles, or 977 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 607 mi |
| Kilometres | 977 km |
| Nautical miles | 527 nmi |
Measured airport to airport. The actual track is longer — aircraft follow airways, avoid restricted airspace and route around weather.
Yes. 5 airlines fly it nonstop, with about 212 departures a week, across 2 airport pairings. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 1h 49m in the air on the ATL–ORD nonstop. That is a great-circle estimate from the 607-mile distance, not a scheduled block time — an airline's published time will differ by roughly 15 to 45 minutes depending on routing, winds and taxi.
607 miles (977 km) great-circle between Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport and Chicago O'Hare International Airport.
American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Airbus A320, Airbus A319, Boeing 737-900, Boeing 737-800. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
ATL to ORD, ATL to MDW. Flight times differ slightly between them because the airports are not in the same place.
