✈ JFK → ORD
2H 29M IN ECONOMY. YOUR KNEES WILL REMEMBER.
Flight from New York to Chicago
From JFK (JFK), USA North America → O'Hare (ORD), USA North America
↔ Flying the other way? Chicago → New York
How long is the flight from New York to Chicago?
A nonstop flight from New York (JFK) to Chicago (ORD) takes about 2 hours 29 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 738 miles (1,188 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
2h 29m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
738 mi
1,188 km · great-circle
Avg speed
479 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
New York timezone
UTC-4
America/New_York
Chicago timezone
UTC-5
America/Chicago
Time difference
-1h
1 hour behind
Jet lag (rough)
~0.7d
Westward — easier
CO₂ footprint per passenger
Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.
This flight emits roughly 3.8× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.
Flights from New York
Nearest destinations
- New York → Boston
- New York → Toronto
- New York → Atlanta
- New York → Miami
- New York → Dallas
- New York → Cancun
- New York → Mexico City
- New York → Las Vegas
- New York → Seattle
- New York → Vancouver
Long-haul from New York
- New York → Melbourne
- New York → Bali (Denpasar)
- New York → Sydney
- New York → Singapore
- New York → Kuala Lumpur
- New York → Auckland
- New York → Bangkok
- New York → Manila
- New York → Hong Kong
- New York → Johannesburg
More flights to North America
Flights to Chicago
Nearest origins
- Toronto → Chicago
- Atlanta → Chicago
- Dallas → Chicago
- Boston → Chicago
- Miami → Chicago
- Cancun → Chicago
- Las Vegas → Chicago
- Mexico City → Chicago
- Seattle → Chicago
- Los Angeles → Chicago
Long-haul to Chicago
- Bali (Denpasar) → Chicago
- Melbourne → Chicago
- Singapore → Chicago
- Kuala Lumpur → Chicago
- Sydney → Chicago
- Johannesburg → Chicago
- Bangkok → Chicago
- Cape Town → Chicago
- Auckland → Chicago
- Manila → Chicago