The flight time from Chicago to Fort Wayne is 1 hour. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves ORD Chicago, IL 4 minutes early.
22 minutes taxiing out
31 minutes in the air
5 minutes taxiing in
Arrives FWA Fort Wayne, IN 6 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

American
81%
United
79%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Chicago to Fort Wayne is 1 hour. The time spent in the air is 31 minutes.

The flight distance from Chicago to Fort Wayne is 157 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Fort Wayne to Chicago
1 hour, 4 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

American
58m
United
1h 1m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM 15m 30m 45m1h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.51.01.52.0

Flights Per Week

37

Distance

157 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0246

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

United
20
American
17

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Chicago from Fort Wayne by plane?

The distance from Chicago to Fort Wayne by plane is 157 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Chicago to Fort Wayne?

The flight time from Chicago to Fort Wayne is 1 hour. The time spent in the air is 31 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with American being the fastest taking 58 minutes, and United the slowest taking 1 hour, 1 minute.

What airlines fly from Chicago to Fort Wayne?

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

Does Southwest fly from Chicago to Fort Wayne?

Southwest does not fly from Chicago (ORD) to Fort Wayne (FWA). 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 Chicago 4 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 22 minutes
In the Air 31 minutes
Taxiing In 5 minutes
Arrives Fort Wayne 6 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 Chicago to Fort Wayne, American is 81% reliable, which means that American flights are on time 81% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
American 81% 18% 1%
United 79% 19% 2%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Chicago and Fort Wayne, 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 21 31 5 58
United 23 31 5 61

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
4pm 0.25
10am 0.84
12pm 0.07
6pm 1.07
8am 0.09
2pm 1.1
3pm 0.06
7pm 0.03
1pm 0.55
9pm 0.27
8pm 0.12
5pm 0.11
11am 0.08
9am 0.65

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Chicago to Fort Wayne 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 150
February 138
March 151
April 149
May 155
June 176
July 200
August 182
September 180
October 172
November 158
December 149

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Chicago to Fort Wayne 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 5.46
Tuesday 5.23
Wednesday 5.52
Thursday 5.56
Friday 5.71
Saturday 4.79
Sunday 5.42

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
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)
4pm 17 30 4 53
10am 20 31 5 58
12pm 13 30 12 58
6pm 24 31 5 62
8am 18 31 5 55
2pm 23 32 5 61
3pm 17 31 4 52
7pm 21 33 10 65
1pm 23 31 5 60
9pm 22 30 5 57
8pm 21 32 5 61
5pm 22 32 7 63
11am 17 31 4 53
9am 21 31 5 61
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.