Great-circle route ORD ↔ AUS. Faint dots are other airports, for geographic context. Download this map — free to reuse with a link back to this page.
Frequencies below are per direction, from our most recent schedule sample.
| Direction | Frequency | Days | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| ORD → AUS Chicago to Austin |
61/wk | Daily | American Airlines, United Airlines |
| AUS → ORD Austin to Chicago |
61/wk | Daily | American Airlines, United Airlines |
Where a direction shows “—” we track it as an operating nonstop but hold no schedule sample for it — we would rather show nothing than guess.
In 2025, airlines reported 743,009 passengers on 6,037 flights between ORD and AUS — about 2,037 a day — filling 80% of the 931,790 seats flown. United Air Lines Inc. carried the most passengers (44%).
Source: US DOT T-100 segment reports — actual airline-reported traffic, scheduled service only, both directions combined. Cargo and charter flights excluded.
2 airlines fly the ORD–AUS nonstop, including American Airlines, United Airlines.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Boeing 737, Boeing 737-800, Airbus A320, Airbus A319 and 1 other types.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
The distance between Chicago O'Hare International Airport and Austin Bergstrom International Airport is 978 miles, or 1,574 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 978 mi |
| Kilometres | 1,574 km |
| Nautical miles | 850 nmi |
Measured airport to airport. The actual track is longer — aircraft follow airways, avoid restricted airspace and route around weather.
Yes. 2 airlines fly the route nonstop, with about 122 departures a week across both directions. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 2h 31m in the air. That is a great-circle estimate from the 978-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.
About 61 a week from Chicago to Austin and 61 a week from Austin to Chicago, from our most recent schedule sample.
American Airlines, United Airlines.
In 2025, airlines reported 743,009 passengers on 6,037 scheduled flights between ORD and AUS — about 2,037 a day — filling 80% of the seats flown. Source: US DOT T-100 segment reports, both directions combined.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Boeing 737, Boeing 737-800, Airbus A320, Airbus A319. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
