Great-circle route ORD → ATL. 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 Chicago to Atlanta is approximately 1h 49m nonstop. The distance is 607 miles (977 km). There are about 31 nonstop flights from Chicago to Atlanta 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ORD → ATL Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport |
1h 49m | 607 mi | 143/wk | American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines, United Airlines |
| MDW → ATL Chicago Midway International Airport to Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta 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 Chicago to Atlanta, including American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines, Southwest Airlines and 1 more.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Boeing 737-800, Boeing 737-900, Airbus A320, Airbus A319 and 4 other types.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
The distance from Chicago to Atlanta 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 216 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 ORD–ATL 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 Chicago O'Hare International Airport and Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Boeing 737-800, Boeing 737-900, Airbus A320, Airbus A319. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
ORD to ATL, MDW to ATL. Flight times differ slightly between them because the airports are not in the same place.
