The flight time from Flint to Chicago is 1 hour, 17 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves FNT Flint, MI 5 minutes early.
14 minutes taxiing out
46 minutes in the air
15 minutes taxiing in
Arrives ORD Chicago, IL 6 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

United
79%
American
77%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Flint to Chicago is 1 hour, 17 minutes. The time spent in the air is 46 minutes.

The flight distance from Flint to Chicago is 223 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Chicago to Flint
1 hour, 5 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

American
1h 15m
United
1h 19m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM 15m 30m 45m1h1h 15m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.51.01.52.0

Flights Per Week

29

Distance

223 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun012345

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

United
15
American
13

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Flint from Chicago by plane?

The distance from Flint to Chicago by plane is 223 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Flint to Chicago?

The flight time from Flint to Chicago is 1 hour, 17 minutes. The time spent in the air is 46 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with American being the fastest taking 1 hour, 15 minutes, and United the slowest taking 1 hour, 19 minutes.

What airlines fly from Flint to Chicago?

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

Does Southwest fly from Flint to Chicago?

Southwest does not fly from Flint (FNT) 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 Flint 5 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 14 minutes
In the Air 46 minutes
Taxiing In 15 minutes
Arrives Chicago 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 Flint to Chicago, American is 77% reliable, which means that American flights are on time 77% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
United 79% 19% 2%
American 77% 22% 1%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Flint 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)
American 13 46 15 75
United 16 46 15 79

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
7am 1.36
6pm 0.03
10am 0.02
5pm 0.1
4pm 1.14
8am 0.14
7pm 0.13
12pm 0.19
2pm 0.22
6am 0.23
3pm 0.54

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Flint 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 120
February 113
March 124
April 119
May 124
June 116
July 123
August 150
September 145
October 152
November 115
December 118

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Flint 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 4.21
Tuesday 4.33
Wednesday 4.31
Thursday 4.15
Friday 4.19
Saturday 3.92
Sunday 4.1

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)
7am 18 46 15 81
6pm 14 46 18 76
10am 12 45 12 70
5pm 14 44 15 78
4pm 13 47 15 76
8am 14 45 16 79
7pm 15 46 19 85
12pm 13 45 13 72
2pm 14 45 17 77
6am 15 46 14 76
3pm 13 45 15 74
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.