Great-circle route ORD → AUS. 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 Austin is approximately 2h 31m nonstop. The distance is 978 miles (1,574 km). There are about 13 nonstop flights from Chicago to Austin 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 → AUS Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Austin Bergstrom International Airport |
2h 31m | 978 mi | 61/wk | American Airlines, United Airlines |
| MDW → AUS Chicago Midway International Airport to Austin Bergstrom International Airport |
2h 31m | 973 mi | 28/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 Chicago to Austin, including American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Boeing 737, Boeing 737-800, Airbus A320, Airbus A319.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
The distance from Chicago to Austin 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 89 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 ORD–AUS 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 Chicago O'Hare International Airport and Austin Bergstrom International Airport.
American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Boeing 737, Boeing 737-800, Airbus A320, Airbus A319. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
ORD to AUS, MDW to AUS. Flight times differ slightly between them because the airports are not in the same place.
