Great-circle route JFK → 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 New York to Chicago is approximately 2h 04m nonstop. The distance is 738 miles (1,188 km). There are about 10 nonstop flights from New York 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JFK → ORD John F Kennedy International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport |
2h 04m | 738 mi | 69/wk | American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways |
| LGA → MDW La Guardia Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport |
2h 02m | 723 mi | — | Southwest Airlines |
| LGA → ORD La Guardia Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport |
2h 03m | 731 mi | — | American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, United 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 New York to Chicago, including American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways, Southwest Airlines and 1 more.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Airbus A320, Bombardier CRJ900, Embraer 175, Boeing 737 and 1 other types.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
The distance from New York to Chicago is 738 miles, or 1,188 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 738 mi |
| Kilometres | 1,188 km |
| Nautical miles | 641 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 69 departures a week, across 3 airport pairings. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 2h 04m in the air on the JFK–ORD nonstop. That is a great-circle estimate from the 738-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.
738 miles (1,188 km) great-circle between John F Kennedy International Airport and Chicago O'Hare International Airport.
American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Airbus A320, Bombardier CRJ900, Embraer 175, Boeing 737. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
JFK to ORD, LGA to MDW, LGA to ORD. Flight times differ slightly between them because the airports are not in the same place.
