The flight time from Orlando to Chicago is 2 hours, 57 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves MCO Orlando, FL 1 minute early.
16 minutes taxiing out
2 hours, 25 minutes in the air
13 minutes taxiing in
Arrives ORD Chicago, IL 2 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Southwest
81%
United
80%
American
80%
Frontier
75%
Spirit
63%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Orlando to Chicago is 2 hours, 57 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 25 minutes.

The flight distance from Orlando to Chicago is 1005 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Chicago to Orlando
2 hours, 37 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

United
2h 55m
American
2h 57m
Southwest
2h 58m
Spirit
2h 58m
Frontier
3h 6m
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

104

Distance

1005 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun051015

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

United
38
American
24
Spirit
20
Southwest
13
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, 57 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 25 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with United being the fastest taking 2 hours, 55 minutes, and Frontier the slowest taking 3 hours, 6 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 13 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 1 minute early
Taxi Out Time 16 minutes
In the Air 145 minutes
Taxiing In 13 minutes
Arrives Chicago 2 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 75% reliable, which means that Frontier flights are on time 75% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Southwest 81% 17% 2%
American 80% 19% 1%
United 80% 19% 1%
Frontier 75% 24% 1%
Spirit 63% 35% 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)
United 17 144 12 175
American 16 146 12 177
Southwest 14 147 13 178
Spirit 16 146 13 178
Frontier 18 147 17 186

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 0.64
10am 0.48
6pm 1
9pm 0.25
8pm 0.32
8am 0.05
11am 0.69
9am 1.73
5pm 0.85
7pm 0.31
2pm 1.3
10pm 0.07
5am 0.02
1pm 0.87
7am 1.92
6am 1.13
4pm 1.52
12pm 1.51

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 478
February 462
March 520
April 476
May 458
June 432
July 445
August 429
September 373
October 448
November 428
December 461

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 14.94
Tuesday 13.33
Wednesday 13.44
Thursday 15.04
Friday 15.37
Saturday 16
Sunday 15.92

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 0
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 14 149 13 181
10am 15 146 11 176
6pm 16 144 14 178
9pm 15 143 10 172
8pm 16 145 9 170
8am 16 142 14 174
11am 15 143 12 172
9am 16 145 11 173
5pm 17 145 15 181
7pm 16 143 10 171
2pm 16 146 12 176
10pm 13 141 10 168
5am 13 156 16 182
1pm 14 146 12 176
7am 18 145 15 181
6am 17 148 14 181
4pm 18 147 14 182
12pm 16 145 12 176
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.