✈ DFW → ORD
2H 39M, 802 MI. DALLAS → CHICAGO. ONE NAP, ONE BAD COFFEE.
Flight from Dallas to Chicago
From Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW), USA North America → O'Hare (ORD), USA North America
How long is the flight from Dallas to Chicago?
A nonstop flight from Dallas (DFW) to Chicago (ORD) takes about 2 hours 39 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 802 miles (1,290 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
2h 39m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
802 mi
1,290 km · great-circle
Avg speed
487 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Dallas timezone
UTC-5
America/Chicago
Chicago timezone
UTC-5
America/Chicago
Time difference
Same
Same time zone
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.