Great-circle route AUS → 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 Austin to Chicago is approximately 2h 31m nonstop. The distance is 978 miles (1,574 km). There are about 13 nonstop flights from Austin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS → ORD Austin Bergstrom International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport |
2h 31m | 978 mi | 61/wk | American Airlines, United Airlines |
| AUS → MDW Austin Bergstrom International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport |
2h 31m | 973 mi | 29/wk | 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.
3 airlines fly nonstop from Austin to Chicago, including American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Boeing 737-800, Boeing 737, Airbus A320, Airbus A319 and 1 other types.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
The distance from Austin to Chicago is 978 miles, or 1,574 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 978 mi |
| Kilometres | 1,574 km |
| Nautical miles | 850 nmi |
Measured airport to airport. The actual track is longer — aircraft follow airways, avoid restricted airspace and route around weather.
Yes. 3 airlines fly it nonstop, with about 90 departures a week, across 2 airport pairings. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 2h 31m in the air on the AUS–ORD nonstop. That is a great-circle estimate from the 978-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.
978 miles (1,574 km) great-circle between Austin Bergstrom International Airport and Chicago O'Hare International Airport.
American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Boeing 737-800, Boeing 737, Airbus A320, Airbus A319. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
AUS to ORD, AUS to MDW. Flight times differ slightly between them because the airports are not in the same place.
