Great-circle route DTW → 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 Detroit to Chicago is approximately 1h 07m nonstop. The distance is 234 miles (377 km). There are about 23 nonstop flights from Detroit 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DTW → ORD Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport |
1h 07m | 234 mi | 122/wk | American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines |
| DTW → MDW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport |
1h 06m | 228 mi | 41/wk | Delta Air Lines, 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 Detroit to Chicago, including American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Embraer 175, Canadair reg jet 700, Bombardier CRJ900, Airbus A320 and 4 other types.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
The distance from Detroit to Chicago is 234 miles, or 377 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 234 mi |
| Kilometres | 377 km |
| Nautical miles | 203 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 163 departures a week, across 2 airport pairings. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 1h 07m in the air on the DTW–ORD nonstop. That is a great-circle estimate from the 234-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.
234 miles (377 km) great-circle between Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport and Chicago O'Hare International Airport.
American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Embraer 175, Canadair reg jet 700, Bombardier CRJ900, Airbus A320. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
DTW to ORD, DTW to MDW. Flight times differ slightly between them because the airports are not in the same place.
