Great-circle route ORD → PDX. 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 Portland is approximately 3h 57m nonstop. The distance is 1,735 miles (2,792 km). There are about 20 nonstop flights from Chicago to Portland 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 → PDX Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Portland International Airport |
3h 57m | 1,735 mi | 77/wk | Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, United Airlines |
| ORD → PWM Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Portland International Jetport Airport |
2h 22m | 898 mi | 35/wk | American Airlines, United Airlines |
| MDW → PDX Chicago Midway International Airport to Portland International Airport |
3h 58m | 1,747 mi | 19/wk | Southwest Airlines |
| MDW → PWM Chicago Midway International Airport to Portland International Jetport Airport |
2h 21m | 893 mi | 7/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 Portland, including Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Airbus A320, Boeing 737-900, Airbus A321, Boeing 737-800 and 3 other types.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
On a long east–west route like this one the two directions do not take the same time. Aircraft flying eastbound ride the mid-latitude jet stream and typically arrive earlier than the westbound leg, which flies into it. The difference is commonly 30 to 90 minutes on transatlantic and transpacific flights, and it varies by season. The estimate above does not model wind — treat it as a midpoint and check the airline's own timetable for the block time on your date.
The distance from Chicago to Portland is 1,735 miles, or 2,792 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 1,735 mi |
| Kilometres | 2,792 km |
| Nautical miles | 1,508 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 138 departures a week, across 4 airport pairings. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 3h 57m in the air on the ORD–PDX nonstop. That is a great-circle estimate from the 1,735-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.
1,735 miles (2,792 km) great-circle between Chicago O'Hare International Airport and Portland International Airport.
Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Airbus A320, Boeing 737-900, Airbus A321, Boeing 737-800. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
ORD to PDX, ORD to PWM, MDW to PDX, MDW to PWM. Flight times differ slightly between them because the airports are not in the same place.
