The flight time from Wichita to Chicago is 1 hour, 52 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves ICT Wichita, KS 6 minutes early.
13 minutes taxiing out
1 hour, 26 minutes in the air
11 minutes taxiing in
Arrives ORD Chicago, IL 9 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

United
88%
American
85%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Wichita to Chicago is 1 hour, 52 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 26 minutes.

The flight distance from Wichita to Chicago is 588 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Chicago to Wichita
1 hour, 57 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

United
1h 52m
American
1h 53m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM 30m1h1h 30m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.51.01.52.0

Flights Per Week

34

Distance

588 Miles

Flights By Month ?

JFMAMJJASOND050100150

Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0246

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

United
19
American
15

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Wichita from Chicago by plane?

The distance from Wichita to Chicago by plane is 588 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Wichita to Chicago?

The flight time from Wichita to Chicago is 1 hour, 52 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 26 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with United being the fastest taking 1 hour, 52 minutes, and American the slowest taking 1 hour, 53 minutes.

What airlines fly from Wichita to Chicago?

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

Does Southwest fly from Wichita to Chicago?

Southwest does not fly from Wichita (ICT) 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 Wichita 6 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 13 minutes
In the Air 86 minutes
Taxiing In 11 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 Wichita to Chicago, American is 85% reliable, which means that American flights are on time 85% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
United 88% 10% 2%
American 85% 14% 1%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Wichita 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 85 11 112
American 13 87 11 113

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
7am 1.14
11am 0.01
6am 0.41
5pm 0.07
3pm 0.62
5am 0.33
2pm 0.42
9am 0.01
10am 0.47
1pm 0.25
12pm 0.86
4pm 0.21

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Wichita 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 131
February 132
March 144
April 148
May 155
June 145
July 168
August 162
September 171
October 175
November 139
December 116

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Wichita 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
Tuesday 4.81
Wednesday 5.04
Thursday 5.08
Friday 5.04
Saturday 4.46
Sunday 4.92

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 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)
7am 12 84 12 111
11am 13 91 10 114
6am 12 85 14 117
5pm 14 87 12 116
3pm 13 86 10 110
5am 14 89 11 117
2pm 14 86 11 114
9am 15 84 10 111
10am 15 87 10 113
1pm 12 84 11 108
12pm 13 86 12 112
4pm 13 85 11 111
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.