The flight time from Atlanta to Chicago is 2 hours, 3 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

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

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

American
83%
United
82%
Delta
78%
Frontier
78%
Spirit
76%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Atlanta to Chicago is 2 hours, 3 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
1h 59m
Spirit
2h 3m
United
2h 4m
American
2h 5m
Frontier
2h 8m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

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Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

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Flights Per Week

118

Distance

606 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

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Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Delta
45
United
30
American
19
Spirit
17
Frontier
7

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, 3 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 1 hour, 59 minutes, and Frontier the slowest taking 2 hours, 8 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 1 minute early
Taxi Out Time 16 minutes
In the Air 93 minutes
Taxiing In 12 minutes
Arrives Chicago 2 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 78% reliable, which means that Delta flights are on time 78% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
American 83% 16% 1%
United 82% 17% 1%
Delta 78% 21% 1%
Frontier 78% 19% 3%
Spirit 76% 23% 1%

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 91 10 119
Spirit 14 94 13 123
United 16 94 12 124
American 16 95 12 125
Frontier 17 94 14 128

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 1.44
4pm 0.41
8am 0.14
5pm 1.78
5am 0.33
9am 0.34
6am 2.07
10pm 0.95
2pm 0.01
6pm 1.68
1pm 1.24
10am 1.6
7pm 0.19
8pm 0.55
7am 2.15
9pm 0.16
11am 1.04
12pm 0.63

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 531
February 472
March 535
April 529
May 583
June 535
July 530
August 531
September 516
October 514
November 442
December 447

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 17.67
Tuesday 16.5
Wednesday 16.81
Thursday 17.85
Friday 17.85
Saturday 14.75
Sunday 17.13

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
Spirit 0
Frontier 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 16 93 11 122
4pm 15 92 11 118
8am 17 93 11 123
5pm 18 96 14 130
5am 14 92 12 121
9am 17 91 10 120
6am 16 95 13 126
10pm 16 88 8 114
2pm 15 85 20 120
6pm 16 94 14 128
1pm 13 94 13 123
10am 16 92 10 119
7pm 15 90 11 117
8pm 15 90 10 116
7am 15 93 11 122
9pm 17 90 9 118
11am 15 94 10 121
12pm 14 92 11 118
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.