New York to Chicago (JFK–ORD): distance and flight time

Flight time each way

JFK → ORD

2 h 35 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 282° (WNW).

Leave New York Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive Chicago Sat 7 Nov, 11:35 local.

ORD → JFK

2 h 15 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 92° (E).

Leave Chicago Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive New York Sat 7 Nov, 13:15 local.

ORD-bound flights are the slower direction by about 20 minutes in our estimate: the route runs mostly east–west through latitudes where the prevailing westerly winds at cruise height are strong, so heading east rides a tailwind and heading west fights a headwind. How we estimate it.

Distance

Great-circle distance	1,188 km · 738 mi · 641 nmi
Initial heading	282° (WNW) from JFK; 92° (E) from ORD
Farthest from the equator	42.0°N
Crosses	neither the equator nor the 180th meridian
Share of the longest possible trip	6% of the 20,015 km to the far side of the Earth

Time zones and jet lag

JFK	America/New_York — UTC−4 now; UTC−5 standard time, UTC−4 during daylight saving time
ORD	America/Chicago — UTC−5 now; UTC−6 standard time, UTC−5 during daylight saving time
Difference	Chicago is 1 hour behind New York today.

Jet lag, flying JFK → ORD. Your body clock has to move 1 hour later, like a westward trip. A shift this small rarely causes much jet lag; most people feel normal within a day or so. Flying the other way, the shift is reversed.

General information, not medical advice.

The two airports

JFK John F. Kennedy International AirportNew York, United States · longest runway 14,511 ft4,423 m

ORD Chicago O'Hare International AirportChicago, United States · longest runway 13,000 ft3,962 m

Same cities, other airports

EWRORD Newark – Chicago 1,154 km717 mi · 2 h 30 min LGAORD New York – Chicago 1,177 km731 mi · 2 h 35 min

More routes from JFK and ORD

JFKBOS New York – Boston 300 km186 mi · 1 h 20 min JFKMEX New York – Mexico City 3,365 km2,091 mi · 5 h 05 min JFKMAD New York – Madrid 5,760 km3,579 mi · 7 h JFKFCO New York – Rome 6,866 km4,267 mi · 8 h 10 min JFKNRT New York – Tokyo 10,830 km6,729 mi · 13 h 50 min SINJFK Singapore – New York 15,341 km9,532 mi · 18 h 30 min ORDMSP Chicago – Minneapolis 537 km334 mi · 1 h 45 min DFWORD Dallas–Fort Worth – Chicago 1,291 km802 mi · 2 h 25 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

GMPHND Seoul – Tokyo 1,181 km734 mi · 2 h 15 min ATLDFW Atlanta – Dallas–Fort Worth 1,175 km730 mi · 2 h 30 min PVGCAN Shanghai – Guangzhou 1,203 km748 mi · 2 h 30 min LHROSL London – Oslo 1,206 km749 mi · 2 h 20 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).

JFK New York ⇄ ORD Chicago