✈ ORD → LAX
4H 5M FLIGHT. 1,741 MILES. YOUR PHONE WILL DIE.
Flight from Chicago to Los Angeles
From O'Hare (ORD), USA North America → LAX (LAX), USA North America
How long is the flight from Chicago to Los Angeles?
A nonstop flight from Chicago (ORD) to Los Angeles (LAX) takes about 4 hours 5 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 1,741 miles (2,802 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
4h 5m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
1,741 mi
2,802 km · great-circle
Avg speed
686 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Chicago timezone
UTC-5
America/Chicago
Los Angeles timezone
UTC-7
America/Los_Angeles
Time difference
-2h
2 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~1.4d
Westward — easier
CO₂ footprint per passenger
Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.
This flight emits roughly 3× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.7× a car driven alone over the same distance.