The flight time from Peoria to Chicago is 1 hour. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves PIA Peoria, IL 5 minutes early.
15 minutes taxiing out
33 minutes in the air
10 minutes taxiing in
Arrives ORD Chicago, IL 9 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

American
81%
United
77%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Peoria to Chicago is 1 hour. The time spent in the air is 33 minutes.

The flight distance from Peoria to Chicago is 130 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Chicago to Peoria
58 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

American
59m
United
1h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM 15m 30m 45m1h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.51.01.52.0

Flights Per Week

36

Distance

130 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0246

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

United
20
American
16

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Peoria from Chicago by plane?

The distance from Peoria to Chicago by plane is 130 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Peoria to Chicago?

The flight time from Peoria to Chicago is 1 hour. The time spent in the air is 33 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with American being the fastest taking 59 minutes, and United the slowest taking 1 hour.

What airlines fly from Peoria to Chicago?

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

Does Southwest fly from Peoria to Chicago?

Southwest does not fly from Peoria (PIA) 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 Peoria 5 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 15 minutes
In the Air 33 minutes
Taxiing In 10 minutes
Arrives Chicago 9 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 Peoria 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 77% 21% 2%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Peoria 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 15 32 10 59
United 15 33 11 60

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
6am 1.3
7am 0.49
2pm 0.76
8am 0.09
11am 0.53
9am 0.02
4pm 0.01
3pm 1.13
10am 0.64
6pm 0.14
5am 0.03

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Peoria 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 151
April 177
May 185
June 180
July 183
August 153
September 148
October 153
November 144
December 147

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Peoria 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 5.27
Tuesday 5.4
Wednesday 5.42
Thursday 5.23
Friday 5.25
Saturday 5.12
Sunday 5.19

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)
6am 17 33 10 62
7am 14 33 11 60
2pm 15 32 10 58
8am 15 32 13 65
11am 14 32 10 58
9am 21 33 10 65
4pm 13 32 13 56
3pm 15 33 11 60
10am 14 33 10 58
6pm 14 32 19 68
5am 25 31 10 66
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.