Great-circle route ORD → MCO. 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 Orlando is approximately 2h 34m nonstop. The distance is 1,007 miles (1,621 km). There are about 23 nonstop flights from Chicago to Orlando 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 → MCO Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Orlando International Airport |
2h 34m | 1,007 mi | 104/wk | American Airlines, Frontier Airlines, United Airlines |
| MDW → MCO Chicago Midway International Airport to Orlando International Airport |
2h 33m | 991 mi | 54/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.
4 airlines fly nonstop from Chicago to Orlando, including American Airlines, Frontier Airlines, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Airbus A320, Boeing 737-800, Boeing 737, Airbus A321 and 1 other types.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
The distance from Chicago to Orlando is 1,007 miles, or 1,621 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 1,007 mi |
| Kilometres | 1,621 km |
| Nautical miles | 875 nmi |
Measured airport to airport. The actual track is longer — aircraft follow airways, avoid restricted airspace and route around weather.
Yes. 4 airlines fly it nonstop, with about 158 departures a week, across 2 airport pairings. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 2h 34m in the air on the ORD–MCO nonstop. That is a great-circle estimate from the 1,007-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.
1,007 miles (1,621 km) great-circle between Chicago O'Hare International Airport and Orlando International Airport.
American Airlines, Frontier Airlines, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Airbus A320, Boeing 737-800, Boeing 737, Airbus A321. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
ORD to MCO, MDW to MCO. Flight times differ slightly between them because the airports are not in the same place.
