Great-circle route EWR → 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 Newark to Chicago is approximately 2h 01m nonstop. The distance is 717 miles (1,154 km). There are about 16 nonstop flights from Newark 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EWR → ORD Newark Liberty International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport |
2h 01m | 717 mi | 115/wk | American Airlines, 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.
2 airlines fly nonstop from Newark to Chicago, including American Airlines, United Airlines.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Boeing 737-800, Boeing 737, Airbus A320, Boeing 737-900 and 3 other types.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
The distance from Newark to Chicago is 717 miles, or 1,154 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 717 mi |
| Kilometres | 1,154 km |
| Nautical miles | 623 nmi |
Measured airport to airport. The actual track is longer — aircraft follow airways, avoid restricted airspace and route around weather.
Yes. 2 airlines fly it nonstop, with about 115 departures a week. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 2h 01m in the air on the EWR–ORD nonstop. That is a great-circle estimate from the 717-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.
717 miles (1,154 km) great-circle between Newark Liberty International Airport and Chicago O'Hare International Airport.
American Airlines, United Airlines.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Boeing 737-800, Boeing 737, Airbus A320, Boeing 737-900. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
