The flight time from Boise to Chicago is 3 hours, 23 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves BOI Boise, ID 4 minutes early.
12 minutes taxiing out
2 hours, 57 minutes in the air
14 minutes taxiing in
Arrives ORD Chicago, IL 5 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Alaska
88%
United
87%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Boise to Chicago is 3 hours, 23 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 57 minutes.

The flight distance from Boise to Chicago is 1437 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Chicago to Boise
3 hours, 45 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

United
3h 19m
Alaska
3h 28m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM1h2h3h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.20.40.60.81.0

Flights Per Week

13

Distance

1437 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0123

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

United
7
Alaska
5

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Boise from Chicago by plane?

The distance from Boise to Chicago by plane is 1437 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Boise to Chicago?

The flight time from Boise to Chicago is 3 hours, 23 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 57 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with United being the fastest taking 3 hours, 19 minutes, and Alaska the slowest taking 3 hours, 28 minutes.

What airlines fly from Boise to Chicago?

United and Alaska are the airlines with direct flights from Boise to Chicago.

Does Southwest fly from Boise to Chicago?

Southwest does not fly from Boise (BOI) 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 Boise 4 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 12 minutes
In the Air 177 minutes
Taxiing In 14 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 Boise to Chicago, Alaska is 88% reliable, which means that Alaska flights are on time 88% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Alaska 88% 12% 0%
United 87% 12% 1%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Boise 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 12 174 13 199
Alaska 12 179 15 208

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
8am 0
10am 0.69
11am 0.11
9am 0.01
7am 0.12
12pm 0.99

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Boise 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 50
February 44
March 73
April 73
May 58
June 60
July 61
August 62
September 61
October 57
November 56
December 51

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Boise 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 2.13
Tuesday 1.5
Wednesday 1.79
Thursday 2.12
Friday 2.13
Saturday 1.71
Sunday 2.19

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 0
Alaska 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)
8am 12 182 17 211
10am 12 180 15 209
11am 12 175 13 201
9am 11 177 41 229
7am 14 182 12 212
12pm 12 174 13 199
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.