✈ MEX → ORD
3H 59M IN THE SKY. THE PERSON NEXT TO YOU WILL TALK.
Flight from Mexico City to Chicago
From Benito Juárez (MEX), Mexico North America → O'Hare (ORD), USA North America
How long is the flight from Mexico City to Chicago?
A nonstop flight from Mexico City (MEX) to Chicago (ORD) takes about 3 hours 59 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 1,689 miles (2,718 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
3h 59m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
1,689 mi
2,718 km · great-circle
Avg speed
682 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Mexico City timezone
UTC-6
America/Mexico_City
Chicago timezone
UTC-5
America/Chicago
Time difference
+1h
1 hour ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~1d
Eastward — worse
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.