Great-circle route DFW → ORD. 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 Dallas to Chicago is approximately 2h 11m nonstop. The distance is 802 miles (1,291 km). There are about 23 nonstop flights from Dallas to Chicago 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DFW → ORD Dallas Fort Worth International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport |
2h 11m | 802 mi | 157/wk | American Airlines, Frontier Airlines, United Airlines |
| DFW → MDW Dallas Fort Worth International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport |
2h 11m | 797 mi | 7/wk | Frontier 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 Dallas to Chicago, including American Airlines, Frontier Airlines, United Airlines.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Boeing 737-800, Boeing 737-900, Airbus A321, Airbus A319 and 4 other types.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
The distance from Dallas to Chicago is 802 miles, or 1,291 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 802 mi |
| Kilometres | 1,291 km |
| Nautical miles | 697 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 164 departures a week, across 2 airport pairings. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 2h 11m in the air on the DFW–ORD nonstop. That is a great-circle estimate from the 802-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.
802 miles (1,291 km) great-circle between Dallas Fort Worth International Airport and Chicago O'Hare International Airport.
American Airlines, Frontier Airlines, United Airlines.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Boeing 737-800, Boeing 737-900, Airbus A321, Airbus A319. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
DFW to ORD, DFW to MDW. Flight times differ slightly between them because the airports are not in the same place.
