Great-circle route ORD → CLT. 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 Charlotte is approximately 1h 48m nonstop. The distance is 599 miles (964 km). There are about 17 nonstop flights from Chicago to Charlotte 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 → CLT Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport |
1h 48m | 599 mi | 98/wk | American Airlines, United Airlines |
| MDW → CLT Chicago Midway International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport |
1h 46m | 584 mi | 18/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 Charlotte, including American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Airbus A321, Embraer 175, Airbus A320, Boeing 737-800 and 1 other types.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
The distance from Chicago to Charlotte 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 116 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 ORD–CLT 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 Chicago O'Hare International Airport and Charlotte Douglas International Airport.
American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Airbus A321, Embraer 175, Airbus A320, Boeing 737-800. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
ORD to CLT, MDW to CLT. Flight times differ slightly between them because the airports are not in the same place.
