The flight time from Austin to Chicago is 2 hours, 37 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves AUS Austin, TX 3 minutes early.
13 minutes taxiing out
2 hours, 9 minutes in the air
12 minutes taxiing in
Arrives ORD Chicago, IL 9 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

United
88%
American
84%
Southwest
78%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Austin to Chicago is 2 hours, 37 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 9 minutes.

The flight distance from Austin to Chicago is 977 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Chicago to Austin
2 hours, 44 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

United
2h 36m
American
2h 37m
Southwest
2h 38m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM 30m1h1h 30m2h2h 30m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.51.01.52.0

Flights Per Week

63

Distance

977 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0246810

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

American
26
United
25
Southwest
12

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Austin from Chicago by plane?

The distance from Austin to Chicago by plane is 977 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Austin to Chicago?

The flight time from Austin to Chicago is 2 hours, 37 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 9 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with United being the fastest taking 2 hours, 36 minutes, and Southwest the slowest taking 2 hours, 38 minutes.

What airlines fly from Austin to Chicago?

Southwest, American, and United are the airlines with direct flights from Austin to Chicago.

Does Southwest fly from Austin to Chicago?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Austin (AUS) to Chicago (ORD). On average, they have 12 flights per week on this route. This may vary seasonally, please check the chart above for more details.

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 Austin 3 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 13 minutes
In the Air 129 minutes
Taxiing In 12 minutes
Arrives Chicago 9 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 Austin to Chicago, Southwest is 78% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 78% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
United 88% 10% 2%
American 84% 15% 1%
Southwest 78% 20% 2%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Austin 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)
United 14 129 11 156
American 14 130 12 157
Southwest 12 128 14 158

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
5am 0.08
11am 0.08
7pm 0
7am 0.36
5pm 0.97
6am 1.5
8am 1.27
8pm 0.03
6pm 0.26
1pm 0.93
4pm 0.58
2pm 0.77
12pm 0.36
9pm 0.01
3pm 0.61
9am 0.77
10am 0.39

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Austin 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 285
February 247
March 268
April 253
May 283
June 280
July 275
August 298
September 282
October 306
November 273
December 269

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Austin 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 9.62
Tuesday 9.48
Wednesday 9.56
Thursday 9.69
Friday 9.69
Saturday 6.77
Sunday 9.02

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
American 1
United 0
Southwest 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)
5am 13 128 18 164
11am 12 129 18 162
7pm 16 124 13 153
7am 14 130 12 157
5pm 13 128 14 158
6am 14 129 14 160
8am 13 129 11 155
8pm 14 121 8 144
6pm 12 129 14 156
1pm 14 127 10 153
4pm 13 130 16 162
2pm 13 132 11 158
12pm 14 130 11 158
9pm 14 123 7 145
3pm 14 130 14 160
9am 13 130 10 156
10am 15 128 11 155
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.