Great-circle route CLT → 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 Charlotte to Chicago is approximately 1h 48m nonstop. The distance is 599 miles (964 km). There are about 17 nonstop flights from Charlotte 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLT → ORD Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport |
1h 48m | 599 mi | 98/wk | American Airlines, United Airlines |
| CLT → MDW Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport |
1h 46m | 584 mi | 19/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 Charlotte to Chicago, including American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Airbus A321, Boeing 737-800, Embraer 175, Airbus A320 and 1 other types.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
The distance from Charlotte to Chicago is 599 miles, or 964 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 599 mi |
| Kilometres | 964 km |
| Nautical miles | 521 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 117 departures a week, across 2 airport pairings. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 1h 48m in the air on the CLT–ORD nonstop. That is a great-circle estimate from the 599-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.
599 miles (964 km) great-circle between Charlotte Douglas International Airport and Chicago O'Hare International Airport.
American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Airbus A321, Boeing 737-800, Embraer 175, Airbus A320. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
CLT to ORD, CLT to MDW. Flight times differ slightly between them because the airports are not in the same place.
