The flight time from Moline to Chicago is 1 hour, 1 minute. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves MLI Moline, IL 6 minutes early.
14 minutes taxiing out
35 minutes in the air
11 minutes taxiing in
Arrives ORD Chicago, IL 11 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

United
81%
American
81%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Moline to Chicago is 1 hour, 1 minute. The time spent in the air is 35 minutes.

The flight distance from Moline to Chicago is 139 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Chicago to Moline
59 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

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

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM1h2h3h4h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.51.01.52.0

Flights Per Week

41

Distance

139 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0246

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

United
23
American
18

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Moline from Chicago by plane?

The distance from Moline to Chicago by plane is 139 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Moline to Chicago?

The flight time from Moline to Chicago is 1 hour, 1 minute. The time spent in the air is 35 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with United being the fastest taking 1 hour, and American the slowest taking 1 hour, 1 minute.

What airlines fly from Moline to Chicago?

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

Does Southwest fly from Moline to Chicago?

Southwest does not fly from Moline (MLI) 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 Moline 6 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 14 minutes
In the Air 35 minutes
Taxiing In 11 minutes
Arrives Chicago 11 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 Moline 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
American 81% 17% 2%
United 81% 17% 2%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Moline 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 13 35 11 60
American 15 34 10 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 0.33
1pm 0.51
8am 0.07
3pm 0.89
6am 1.27
12pm 0
6pm 0.15
11am 0.77
5am 0.18
7am 0.41
5pm 0.22
2pm 0.29
9am 0.01
10am 0.64

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Moline 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 152
February 145
March 170
April 199
May 205
June 196
July 185
August 210
September 185
October 176
November 158
December 160

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Moline 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 6.04
Tuesday 5.92
Wednesday 6.04
Thursday 6
Friday 6.08
Saturday 5.35
Sunday 5.75

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 16 35 11 63
1pm 14 34 11 59
8am 16 35 11 64
3pm 15 35 11 60
6am 15 35 10 62
12pm 144 36 70 250
6pm 14 34 13 61
11am 14 34 10 58
5am 16 32 9 57
7am 15 35 12 63
5pm 13 34 17 67
2pm 15 33 10 59
9am 15 35 17 70
10am 13 34 10 57
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.