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DFW Dallas–Fort Worth ⇄ ORD Chicago

Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (United States) and Chicago O'Hare International Airport (United States): great-circle distance, estimated scheduled flight time each way, time difference and jet lag.

Distance1,291 km802 mi697 nautical miles
DFW → ORD2 h 25 minestimated block time
ORD → DFW2 h 35 minestimated block time
Clock change±0 hChicago vs Dallas–Fort Worth, today
Great-circle route from Dallas–Fort Worth (DFW) to Chicago (ORD)DFWDallas–Fort WorthORDChicago
The shortest path over the Earth’s surface (great circle), drawn on a Natural Earth projection. Real flight paths bend around weather, winds and closed airspace.

Flight time each way

DFW → ORD

2 h 25 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 36° (NE).

Leave Dallas–Fort Worth Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive Chicago Sat 7 Nov, 12:25 local.

ORD → DFW

2 h 35 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 221° (SW).

Leave Chicago Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive Dallas–Fort Worth Sat 7 Nov, 12:35 local.

The two directions differ by 11 minutes in our estimate: this route runs mostly north–south, so the prevailing westerly winds make little difference. How we estimate it.

Distance

Great-circle distance1,291 km · 802 mi · 697 nmi
Initial heading36° (NE) from DFW; 221° (SW) from ORD
Farthest from the equator42.0°N
Crossesneither the equator nor the 180th meridian
Share of the longest possible trip6% of the 20,015 km to the far side of the Earth

Time zones and jet lag

DFWAmerica/Chicago — UTC−5 now; UTC−6 standard time, UTC−5 during daylight saving time
ORDAmerica/Chicago — UTC−5 now; UTC−6 standard time, UTC−5 during daylight saving time
DifferenceChicago is on the same clock as Dallas–Fort Worth today.

Jet lag, flying DFW → ORD. No time-zone change, so no jet lag from the clock — only the usual tiredness of travel.

General information, not medical advice.

The two airports

DFW Dallas Fort Worth International AirportDallas–Fort Worth, United States · longest runway 13,401 ft4,085 m ORD Chicago O'Hare International AirportChicago, United States · longest runway 13,000 ft3,962 m

More routes from DFW and ORD

DFWIAH Dallas–Fort Worth – Houston 362 km225 mi · 1 h 25 min DFWCUN Dallas–Fort Worth – Cancún 1,657 km1,030 mi · 2 h 50 min DFWMIA Dallas–Fort Worth – Miami 1,802 km1,120 mi · 2 h 55 min DFWLHR Dallas–Fort Worth – London 7,627 km4,739 mi · 9 h 05 min DFWHND Dallas–Fort Worth – Tokyo 10,378 km6,448 mi · 13 h 50 min DFWMEL Dallas–Fort Worth – Melbourne 14,475 km8,995 mi · 18 h 15 min ORDMSP Chicago – Minneapolis 537 km334 mi · 1 h 45 min JFKORD New York – Chicago 1,188 km738 mi · 2 h 35 min ORDMCO Chicago – Orlando 1,620 km1,007 mi · 2 h 50 min SEAORD Seattle – Chicago 2,762 km1,716 mi · 3 h 55 min ORDLHR Chicago – London 6,344 km3,942 mi · 7 h 45 min ORDICN Chicago – Seoul 10,519 km6,536 mi · 13 h 30 min

Routes of a similar length

YVRSFO Vancouver – San Francisco 1,289 km801 mi · 2 h 30 min MEXCUN Mexico City – Cancún 1,285 km798 mi · 2 h 25 min AMSFCO Amsterdam – Rome 1,297 km806 mi · 2 h 30 min CPTDUR Cape Town – Durban 1,277 km794 mi · 2 h 25 min

Need a different pair? The flight-time calculator works for any two of 3,245 airports. Not covered: which airlines fly this route, schedules, fares and live status — that data is proprietary and we don’t guess it.

Photos on airport pages are credited there. Estimates are rounded to 5 minutes; typical error about 13 minutes (validation).