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The flight time from Atlanta to Chicago is 2 hours, 4 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves ATL Atlanta, GA 2 minutes early.
17 minutes taxiing out
1 hour, 33 minutes in the air
12 minutes taxiing in
Arrives ORD Chicago, IL 3 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

United
86%
Delta
80%
American
79%
Frontier
58%
Spirit
49%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Atlanta to Chicago is 2 hours, 4 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 33 minutes.

The flight distance from Atlanta to Chicago is 606 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Chicago to Atlanta
1 hour, 53 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Delta
2h
United
2h 7m
American
2h 7m
Frontier
2h 10m
Spirit
2h 10m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM 30m1h1h 30m2h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.51.01.52.0

Flights Per Week

108

Distance

606 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun051015

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Delta
47
United
30
American
18
Frontier
8
Spirit
3

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Atlanta from Chicago by plane?

The distance from Atlanta to Chicago by plane is 606 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Atlanta to Chicago?

The flight time from Atlanta to Chicago is 2 hours, 4 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 33 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Delta being the fastest taking 2 hours, and Spirit the slowest taking 2 hours, 10 minutes.

What airlines fly from Atlanta to Chicago?

Frontier, United, American, Spirit, and Delta are the airlines with direct flights from Atlanta to Chicago.

Does Southwest fly from Atlanta to Chicago?

Southwest does not fly from Atlanta (ATL) 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 Atlanta 2 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 17 minutes
In the Air 93 minutes
Taxiing In 12 minutes
Arrives Chicago 3 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 Atlanta to Chicago, Delta is 80% reliable, which means that Delta flights are on time 80% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
United 86% 13% 1%
Delta 80% 19% 1%
American 79% 19% 2%
Frontier 58% 38% 4%
Spirit 49% 48% 3%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Atlanta 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)
Delta 16 92 10 120
United 17 95 14 127
American 16 95 12 127
Frontier 19 93 16 130
Spirit 16 92 16 130

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
3pm 2.05
4pm 0.22
8am 0.2
5pm 0.89
5am 0.01
9am 0.35
6am 1.71
10pm 1.04
2pm 0.3
6pm 1.42
1pm 1.22
10am 1.54
7pm 0.95
8pm 0.57
7am 1.09
9pm 0.14
11am 0.89
12pm 0.66

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Atlanta 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 430
February 391
March 461
April 469
May 483
June 482
July 500
August 510
September 496
October 515
November 473
December 440

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Atlanta 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 16.48
Tuesday 14.81
Wednesday 15.4
Thursday 16.06
Friday 16.69
Saturday 13.42
Sunday 15.79

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
Delta 1
United 1
American 0
Frontier 0
Spirit 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)
3pm 17 94 14 126
4pm 19 94 15 130
8am 18 93 10 123
5pm 18 96 18 137
5am 16 96 11 125
9am 17 91 11 120
6am 16 94 12 124
10pm 17 90 8 117
2pm 16 93 11 121
6pm 16 95 16 131
1pm 15 93 12 123
10am 19 93 11 125
7pm 17 93 16 129
8pm 16 91 12 122
7am 16 92 10 119
9pm 16 91 11 119
11am 16 93 12 123
12pm 15 94 11 122
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.