Great-circle route ORD ↔ MIA. 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 → MIA Chicago to Miami |
77/wk | Daily | American Airlines, United Airlines |
| MIA → ORD Miami to Chicago |
73/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 1,286,030 passengers on 8,560 flights between ORD and MIA — about 3,525 a day — filling 85% of the 1,510,488 seats flown. American Airlines Inc. carried the most passengers (70%).
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–MIA nonstop, including American Airlines, United Airlines.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Airbus A321, Boeing 737, Boeing 737-800, Boeing 737-900 and 1 other types.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
The distance between Chicago O'Hare International Airport and Miami International Airport is 1,199 miles, or 1,930 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 1,199 mi |
| Kilometres | 1,930 km |
| Nautical miles | 1,042 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 150 departures a week across both directions. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 2h 56m in the air. That is a great-circle estimate from the 1,199-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 77 a week from Chicago to Miami and 73 a week from Miami to Chicago, from our most recent schedule sample.
American Airlines, United Airlines.
In 2025, airlines reported 1,286,030 passengers on 8,560 scheduled flights between ORD and MIA — about 3,525 a day — filling 85% of the seats flown. Source: US DOT T-100 segment reports, both directions combined.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Airbus A321, Boeing 737, Boeing 737-800, Boeing 737-900. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
