The flight time from Appleton to Chicago is 1 hour, 13 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves ATW Appleton, WI 5 minutes early.
15 minutes taxiing out
40 minutes in the air
16 minutes taxiing in
Arrives ORD Chicago, IL 5 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

American
78%
United
77%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Appleton to Chicago is 1 hour, 13 minutes. The time spent in the air is 40 minutes.

The flight distance from Appleton to Chicago is 160 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Chicago to Appleton
1 hour, 2 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

American
1h 12m
United
1h 14m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM 15m 30m 45m1h1h 15m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.51.01.52.0

Flights Per Week

56

Distance

160 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun02468

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

United
31
American
25

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Appleton from Chicago by plane?

The distance from Appleton to Chicago by plane is 160 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Appleton to Chicago?

The flight time from Appleton to Chicago is 1 hour, 13 minutes. The time spent in the air is 40 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with American being the fastest taking 1 hour, 12 minutes, and United the slowest taking 1 hour, 14 minutes.

What airlines fly from Appleton to Chicago?

American and United are the airlines with direct flights from Appleton to Chicago.

Does Southwest fly from Appleton to Chicago?

Southwest does not fly from Appleton (ATW) to Chicago (ORD). Keep in mind that Southwest may fly to other nearby airports, as they will often fly into smaller airpors instead of larger ones. This is because the costs are often lower to fly into smaller airports, and they pass the savings on to you.

Tables and Explanations

Data Source

Our information is computed from the latest available data from the US Department of Transportation.

Average Timeline Timeline Chart

The average timeline contains the median time a flight spends in 3 stages. The first of these three stages is taxiing out which includes the time from the flight leaving the gate to taking off. The second stage is in the air, which includes the time spent from the flight leaving the ground to touching back down at the end of it's journey. The last stage is taxiing in, which is from when the flight touches down to the flight arriving at it's gate.

The average timeline also estimates on average of when the flight will leave and arrive relative to it's stated departure time.

Leaves Appleton 5 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 15 minutes
In the Air 40 minutes
Taxiing In 16 minutes
Arrives Chicago 5 minutes early

Flight Reliability Reliability Chart

The reliability of an airline measures how often the airline's flights on this route are cancelled or delayed more than 20 minutes. For example, from Appleton to Chicago, American is 78% reliable, which means that American flights are on time 78% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
American 78% 21% 1%
United 77% 21% 2%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Appleton and Chicago, this is due to different operational factors on the ground, as well as scheduling of planes. Each airline's flight time is split into three stages which are described above in the "Average Timeline" section. There are also miscellaneous operational issues which are included in the below total but are not accounted for in one of the three stages.

Airline Taxiing Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxiing In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
American 14 40 16 72
United 15 40 17 74

Flights By Time of Day Flight Time By Day Chart

This one is pretty self explanatory, it represents the number of flights that leave the gate in a given hour of the day. The tricky thing here is that this is normally not a whole number since it is an average over 52 weeks. Partial numbers may indicate that a flight may be seasonal or may take off at different times due to different operational factors.

Time Count
12pm 0.51
5am 0.15
2pm 0.08
1pm 0.3
6pm 0.2
11am 0.92
10am 0.39
5pm 0.46
8am 1.08
4pm 0.44
9am 0.06
6am 1.7
7am 0.69
3pm 0.9

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Appleton to Chicago that take off in a given month of the year. This number changes because some flights are seasonal, and almost all flights have uneven demand througout the year.

Month Count
January 207
February 205
March 243
April 270
May 275
June 256
July 259
August 267
September 251
October 220
November 235
December 240

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Appleton to Chicago that take off on a given day of the week. Some routes only have enough demand to sustain a few trips a week, while others have many flights a day. This number is also an average across the year, and hence may not be a whole number.

Day Count
Monday 8.04
Tuesday 8.21
Wednesday 8.29
Thursday 8.12
Friday 8.25
Saturday 7.46
Sunday 7.94

Flight per Airline (per Week) Flights By Airline Chart

How many times an airline flies this route in a week. Different factors play into how often a carrier chooses to fly a given route including it's need to connect disparate routes, and demand.

Airline Flights per Week
United 1
American 0

Flight Time By Time of Day Flight Time by Time of Day Chart

The total flight time varies by each hour of the day due to factors such as airport traffic. More flights leaving an airport may cause higher taxi in or taxi out times. See the description of the average timeline above for a deeper discussion of each of these times.

Time Taxi Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxi In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
12pm 13 39 16 69
5am 14 38 11 63
2pm 16 39 14 68
1pm 14 39 18 74
6pm 12 39 21 74
11am 14 40 15 70
10am 15 40 14 71
5pm 14 40 21 78
8am 16 40 17 76
4pm 11 40 15 68
9am 14 39 16 71
6am 16 41 16 75
7am 15 40 17 74
3pm 15 41 16 73
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.