Great-circle route ORD ↔ DFW. 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. The two directions are not identical — that is normal on scheduled routes.
| Direction | Frequency | Days | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| ORD → DFW Chicago to Dallas |
156/wk | Daily | American Airlines, Frontier Airlines, United Airlines |
| DFW → ORD Dallas to Chicago |
157/wk | Daily | American Airlines, Frontier 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 1,868,608 passengers on 13,168 flights between ORD and DFW — about 5,122 a day — filling 84% of the 2,224,379 seats flown. American Airlines Inc. carried the most passengers (64%).
Source: US DOT T-100 segment reports — actual airline-reported traffic, scheduled service only, both directions combined. Cargo and charter flights excluded.
3 airlines fly the ORD–DFW nonstop, including American Airlines, Frontier Airlines, United Airlines.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Airbus A321, Boeing 737-800, Boeing 737-700, Airbus A320 and 4 other types.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
The distance between Chicago O'Hare International Airport and Dallas Fort Worth International Airport is 802 miles, or 1,291 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 802 mi |
| Kilometres | 1,291 km |
| Nautical miles | 697 nmi |
Measured airport to airport. The actual track is longer — aircraft follow airways, avoid restricted airspace and route around weather.
Yes. 3 airlines fly the route nonstop, with about 313 departures a week across both directions. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 2h 11m in the air. That is a great-circle estimate from the 802-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 156 a week from Chicago to Dallas and 157 a week from Dallas to Chicago, from our most recent schedule sample.
American Airlines, Frontier Airlines, United Airlines.
In 2025, airlines reported 1,868,608 passengers on 13,168 scheduled flights between ORD and DFW — about 5,122 a day — filling 84% of the seats flown. Source: US DOT T-100 segment reports, both directions combined.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Airbus A321, Boeing 737-800, Boeing 737-700, Airbus A320. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
