Great-circle route ORD → CVG. 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 Cincinnati is approximately 1h 10m nonstop. The distance is 264 miles (425 km). There are about 19 nonstop flights from Chicago to Cincinnati 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 → CVG Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport |
1h 10m | 264 mi | 117/wk | American Airlines, United Airlines |
| MDW → CVG Chicago Midway International Airport to Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport |
1h 08m | 249 mi | 14/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 Cincinnati, including American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Embraer 175, Embraer 170, Canadair reg jet 700, Boeing 737 and 4 other types.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
The distance from Chicago to Cincinnati is 264 miles, or 425 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 264 mi |
| Kilometres | 425 km |
| Nautical miles | 229 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 131 departures a week, across 2 airport pairings. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 1h 10m in the air on the ORD–CVG nonstop. That is a great-circle estimate from the 264-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.
264 miles (425 km) great-circle between Chicago O'Hare International Airport and Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport.
American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Embraer 175, Embraer 170, Canadair reg jet 700, Boeing 737. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
ORD to CVG, MDW to CVG. Flight times differ slightly between them because the airports are not in the same place.
