The flight time from Jacksonville to Chicago is 2 hours, 34 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves JAX Jacksonville, FL 4 minutes early.
13 minutes taxiing out
2 hours, 7 minutes in the air
12 minutes taxiing in
Arrives ORD Chicago, IL 6 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

United
86%
American
81%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Jacksonville to Chicago is 2 hours, 34 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 7 minutes.

The flight distance from Jacksonville to Chicago is 864 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Chicago to Jacksonville
2 hours, 19 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

American
2h 33m
United
2h 35m
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)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.20.40.60.81.0

Flights Per Week

27

Distance

864 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

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Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

United
20
American
7

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Jacksonville from Chicago by plane?

The distance from Jacksonville to Chicago by plane is 864 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Jacksonville to Chicago?

The flight time from Jacksonville to Chicago is 2 hours, 34 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 7 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with American being the fastest taking 2 hours, 33 minutes, and United the slowest taking 2 hours, 35 minutes.

What airlines fly from Jacksonville to Chicago?

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

Does Southwest fly from Jacksonville to Chicago?

Southwest does not fly from Jacksonville (JAX) 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 Jacksonville 4 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 13 minutes
In the Air 127 minutes
Taxiing In 12 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 Jacksonville to Chicago, 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
United 86% 12% 2%
American 81% 18% 1%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Jacksonville 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 13 126 11 153
United 13 128 13 155

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
6pm 0.11
4pm 0.42
11am 0.88
1pm 0.24
5pm 0.32
2pm 0.34
7am 0.47
12pm 0.19
6am 0.62
8am 0.23
3pm 0.12
9am 0

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Jacksonville 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 123
February 112
March 124
April 118
May 123
June 109
July 136
August 136
September 115
October 123
November 110
December 123

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Jacksonville 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 4.08
Tuesday 3.77
Wednesday 3.75
Thursday 4.06
Friday 4.12
Saturday 4.06
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)
6pm 11 125 14 153
4pm 13 126 14 155
11am 13 128 12 154
1pm 13 129 10 151
5pm 13 128 17 160
2pm 13 127 10 150
7am 13 124 14 157
12pm 13 131 10 156
6am 12 127 12 154
8am 13 127 11 153
3pm 13 128 11 154
9am 13 124 10 147
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.