Great-circle route MSP → 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 Minneapolis to Chicago is approximately 1h 18m nonstop. The distance is 334 miles (538 km). There are about 27 nonstop flights from Minneapolis 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSP → ORD Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport |
1h 18m | 334 mi | 133/wk | American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Sun Country Airlines, United Airlines |
| MSP → MDW Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport |
1h 20m | 348 mi | 54/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.
5 airlines fly nonstop from Minneapolis to Chicago, including American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines, Sun Country Airlines and 1 more.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Boeing 737, Embraer 175, Airbus A220-300, Boeing 737-900 and 4 other types.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
The distance from Minneapolis to Chicago is 334 miles, or 538 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 334 mi |
| Kilometres | 538 km |
| Nautical miles | 290 nmi |
Measured airport to airport. The actual track is longer — aircraft follow airways, avoid restricted airspace and route around weather.
Yes. 5 airlines fly it nonstop, with about 187 departures a week, across 2 airport pairings. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 1h 18m in the air on the MSP–ORD nonstop. That is a great-circle estimate from the 334-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.
334 miles (538 km) great-circle between Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain Airport and Chicago O'Hare International Airport.
American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines, Sun Country Airlines, United Airlines.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Boeing 737, Embraer 175, Airbus A220-300, Boeing 737-900. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
MSP to ORD, MSP to MDW. Flight times differ slightly between them because the airports are not in the same place.
