The flight time from Orlando to Chicago is 2 hours, 58 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves MCO Orlando, FL 2 minutes early.
16 minutes taxiing out
2 hours, 26 minutes in the air
13 minutes taxiing in
Arrives ORD Chicago, IL 5 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

United
81%
American
79%
Southwest
76%
Spirit
70%
Frontier
68%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Orlando to Chicago is 2 hours, 58 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 26 minutes.

The flight distance from Orlando to Chicago is 1005 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Chicago to Orlando
2 hours, 38 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
2h 56m
United
2h 58m
American
2h 58m
Spirit
2h 59m
Frontier
3h 4m
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

95

Distance

1005 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun051015

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

United
39
American
26
Spirit
13
Southwest
9
Frontier
7

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Orlando from Chicago by plane?

The distance from Orlando to Chicago by plane is 1005 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Orlando to Chicago?

The flight time from Orlando to Chicago is 2 hours, 58 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 26 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 2 hours, 56 minutes, and Frontier the slowest taking 3 hours, 4 minutes.

What airlines fly from Orlando to Chicago?

American, Frontier, Southwest, United, and Spirit are the airlines with direct flights from Orlando to Chicago.

Does Southwest fly from Orlando to Chicago?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Orlando (MCO) to Chicago (ORD). On average, they have 9 flights per week on this route. This may vary seasonally, please check the chart above for more details.

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 Orlando 2 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 16 minutes
In the Air 146 minutes
Taxiing In 13 minutes
Arrives Chicago 5 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 Orlando to Chicago, Frontier is 68% reliable, which means that Frontier flights are on time 68% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
United 81% 16% 3%
American 79% 20% 1%
Southwest 76% 23% 1%
Spirit 70% 28% 2%
Frontier 68% 30% 2%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Orlando 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)
Southwest 15 147 11 176
United 16 145 14 178
American 17 145 13 178
Spirit 15 147 13 179
Frontier 16 147 17 184

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
3pm 0.34
10am 1.15
6pm 1.4
9pm 0.41
8pm 0.48
8am 0.19
11am 0.53
9am 1.05
5pm 0.96
7pm 0.17
2pm 0.88
11pm 0.11
10pm 0.44
5am 0.01
1pm 0.36
7am 1.71
6am 0.58
4pm 1.25
12pm 1.28

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Orlando 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 461
February 437
March 541
April 498
May 431
June 395
July 391
August 366
September 320
October 352
November 355
December 424

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Orlando 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 14
Tuesday 12.58
Wednesday 12.83
Thursday 13.81
Friday 13.9
Saturday 14.37
Sunday 14.12

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 1
American 1
Spirit 0
Southwest 0
Frontier 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)
3pm 15 146 17 180
10am 16 147 11 175
6pm 16 145 16 183
9pm 15 143 11 173
8pm 16 143 10 171
8am 15 148 11 175
11am 16 144 12 176
9am 15 146 12 175
5pm 17 149 16 185
7pm 15 147 11 175
2pm 16 146 12 178
11pm 14 143 11 173
10pm 13 141 12 169
5am 14 142 17 175
1pm 16 146 12 177
7am 17 146 14 179
6am 17 147 15 183
4pm 18 146 18 186
12pm 16 145 14 175
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.