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

Average Timeline

Leaves ORD Chicago, IL 2 minutes early.
17 minutes taxiing out
2 hours, 34 minutes in the air
8 minutes taxiing in
Arrives MIA Miami, FL 4 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

American
81%
United
81%
Spirit
70%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Chicago to Miami is 3 hours, 2 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 34 minutes.

The flight distance from Chicago to Miami is 1197 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Miami to Chicago
3 hours, 16 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

American
3h
Spirit
3h 2m
United
3h 5m
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)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.51.01.52.0

Flights Per Week

78

Distance

1197 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0510

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

American
48
United
18
Spirit
11

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Chicago from Miami by plane?

The distance from Chicago to Miami by plane is 1197 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 Miami?

The flight time from Chicago to Miami is 3 hours, 2 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 34 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with American being the fastest taking 3 hours, and United the slowest taking 3 hours, 5 minutes.

What airlines fly from Chicago to Miami?

United, Spirit, and American are the airlines with direct flights from Chicago to Miami.

Does Southwest fly from Chicago to Miami?

Southwest does not fly from Chicago (ORD) to Miami (MIA). 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 2 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 17 minutes
In the Air 154 minutes
Taxiing In 8 minutes
Arrives Miami 4 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 Miami, 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 81% 17% 2%
Spirit 70% 29% 1%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Chicago and Miami, 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 15 155 8 180
Spirit 16 156 8 182
United 22 153 7 185

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 1.15
2pm 0.41
6pm 0.87
6am 0.47
5am 0.99
7am 1.42
9pm 0.01
12pm 1.03
11am 0.23
7pm 0.29
9am 0.09
8pm 0.67
3pm 0.67
8am 0.98
10am 1.11
1pm 0.4
5pm 0.34

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Chicago to Miami 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 306
February 295
March 314
April 297
May 367
June 321
July 336
August 333
September 333
October 368
November 396
December 438

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Chicago to Miami 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 11.31
Tuesday 10.98
Wednesday 10.85
Thursday 11.15
Friday 11.56
Saturday 11.46
Sunday 11.62

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
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)
4pm 15 156 10 184
2pm 17 157 9 191
6pm 24 153 7 185
6am 14 154 8 178
5am 14 156 9 182
7am 19 154 8 182
9pm 11 155 5 172
12pm 14 156 8 178
11am 17 152 7 179
7pm 19 152 7 180
9am 19 152 8 181
8pm 17 153 7 178
3pm 15 157 9 184
8am 16 154 8 179
10am 20 154 7 183
1pm 16 158 9 188
5pm 15 155 10 183
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.