Great-circle route MIA → 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 Miami to Chicago is approximately 2h 56m nonstop. The distance is 1,199 miles (1,930 km). There are about 11 nonstop flights from Miami 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIA → ORD Miami International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport |
2h 56m | 1,199 mi | 73/wk | American Airlines, United Airlines |
| MIA → MDW Miami International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport |
2h 55m | 1,184 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.
3 airlines fly nonstop from Miami to Chicago, including American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Airbus A321, Boeing 737, Boeing 737-800, Boeing 737-900 and 1 other types.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
The distance from Miami to Chicago is 1,199 miles, or 1,930 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 1,199 mi |
| Kilometres | 1,930 km |
| Nautical miles | 1,042 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 80 departures a week, across 2 airport pairings. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 2h 56m in the air on the MIA–ORD nonstop. That is a great-circle estimate from the 1,199-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.
1,199 miles (1,930 km) great-circle between Miami International Airport and Chicago O'Hare International Airport.
American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Airbus A321, Boeing 737, Boeing 737-800, Boeing 737-900. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
MIA to ORD, MIA to MDW. Flight times differ slightly between them because the airports are not in the same place.
