Great-circle route ORD ↔ JFK. 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 → JFK Chicago to New York |
66/wk | Daily | American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways |
| JFK → ORD New York to Chicago |
69/wk | Daily | American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways |
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 495,242 passengers on 5,499 flights between ORD and JFK — about 1,358 a day — filling 82% of the 606,469 seats flown. American Airlines Inc. carried the most passengers (33%).
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–JFK nonstop, including American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Airbus A220-300, Airbus A320, Bombardier CRJ900, Embraer 175 and 1 other types.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
The distance between Chicago O'Hare International Airport and John F Kennedy International Airport 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. 3 airlines fly the route nonstop, with about 135 departures a week across both directions. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 2h 04m in the air. 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.
About 66 a week from Chicago to New York and 69 a week from New York to Chicago, from our most recent schedule sample.
American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways.
In 2025, airlines reported 495,242 passengers on 5,499 scheduled flights between ORD and JFK — about 1,358 a day — filling 82% of the seats flown. Source: US DOT T-100 segment reports, both directions combined.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Airbus A220-300, Airbus A320, Bombardier CRJ900, Embraer 175. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
