How long is the flight from DFW to ORD?

Scheduled flights took on average 2 h 28 min from DFW to ORD and 2 h 35 min from ORD to DFW, gate to gate (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, US BTS). Winds make one direction faster.

Which airlines fly nonstop between DFW and ORD?

American Airlines, United Air Lines, Frontier Airlines, Spirit Air Lines, Envoy Air, Republic Airline, SkyWest Airlines flew the route in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, with 262 flights a week in both directions together.

How much EU261 compensation is a delay on DFW–ORD worth?

Neither EU261 nor UK261 applies: the route neither starts nor ends in the EU, EEA, Switzerland or the UK.

How much is a flight from Dallas-Fort Worth to Chicago?

Passengers paid $237 on average per one-way trip in Q1 2026, all cabins, taxes included (US DOT). For Q1 2027 we expect about $242, likely $214–$275: an estimate, not a price you can book. Q3 is usually the cheapest quarter on this route.

How much CO2 does a flight from DFW to ORD emit?

About 162 kg CO2e per economy passenger one way, including the extra warming effect of flying high (96 kg without it), using the UK government's 2026 conversion factors.

Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) – Chicago (ORD)

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Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.

Distance: 1,290 km; 802 mi · 697 nm
Flight time: 2 h 28 min / 2 h 35 min; Average gate to gate: DFW → ORD / back
Time difference: none
CO2 per passenger: 162 kg; One way, economy, incl. RF (96 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year: 1,916,312; Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 · −0.2%
Flights / week: 262; Both directions, average
Seats filled: 83%; 2,297,460 seats a year
Airlines nonstop: 7; AA, UA, F9

Traffic: U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (all carriers, scheduled service), Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Distance: WGS-84 ellipsoid. CO2: UK DESNZ 2026 factors. Sources

Shortest path over the earth's surface (great circle). Real flights bend around weather, winds and airspace.

The way there

Heading from DFW: 36°
Heading from ORD: 222°
Halfway point: 37.53, -92.75
Great-circle km: 1,291 km (sphere, for EU261)
In the air DFW → ORD: 1 h 52 min
In the air ORD → DFW: 1 h 56 min
Clocks: Same time in both

The estimate for a route without real times is 2 h 20 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026)Busiest: July 2026: 187,638 passengers

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Month	Passengers
Aug 2025	160,364
Sep 2025	156,991
Oct 2025	171,465
Nov 2025	153,710
Dec 2025	156,185
Jan 2026	124,628
Feb 2026	130,390
Mar 2026	152,114
Apr 2026	163,158
May 2026	176,487
Jun 2026	183,182
Jul 2026	187,638

Flights per month, both directions (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026)Busiest: July 2026: 1,350 flights

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Month	Flights
Aug 2025	1,119
Sep 2025	1,056
Oct 2025	1,201
Nov 2025	1,120
Dec 2025	1,094
Jan 2026	931
Feb 2026	1,017
Mar 2026	1,071
Apr 2026	1,135
May 2026	1,237
Jun 2026	1,267
Jul 2026	1,350

Airlines flying DFW–ORD nonstop

Airline	Flights / week	Passengers / year	Share of passengers
AAAmerican Airlines	157	1,218,932	64%
UAUnited Air Lines	77	484,358	25%
F9Frontier Airlines	17	162,876	8%
NKSpirit Air Lines	3.9	32,244	2%
MQEnvoy Air	5.2	15,257	1%
YXRepublic Airline	0.5	1,512	0%
OOSkyWest Airlines	0.8	1,050	0%

Both directions, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Airlines with at least one flight a month. U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (all carriers, scheduled service). Sources

Aircraft on this route

Boeing 737-800 · 6,071 flights
Airbus Industrie A321Neoxlr · 2,094 flights
Airbus Industrie A319 · 1,035 flights
Airbus Industrie A320-100/200 · 925 flights
Boeing 737-700/700LR/Max 7 · 781 flights
Airbus Industrie A321-200n · 640 flights
Boeing B737 Max 800 · 575 flights
Boeing 737-900ER · 464 flights

Also carried: 2,054 tonnes of freight and 1,497 tonnes of mail a year (passenger and cargo flights).

Punctuality

On time: 69.4%; Arrived within 15 min of schedule
Average delay: 27 min; Late arrivals count, early ones as 0
Cancelled: 2.9%
Flights counted: 13,998; Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Airline	On time	Average delay	Cancelled	Flights
AAAmerican Airlines	67.5%	28 min	3.5%	8,487
UAUnited Air Lines	73%	24 min	1.6%	4,086
F9Frontier Airlines	69.1%	29 min	3.3%	901
MQEnvoy Air	72%	25 min	4%	273
NKSpirit Air Lines	68.5%	28 min	2.8%	211
YXRepublic Airline	75%	16 min	0%	24

Delay minutes by cause: airline 25% · aircraft arriving late 42% · air traffic system 27% · weather 7% · security 0%.

Both directions, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. BTS Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance (US domestic flights of the larger US airlines). Sources

What passengers paid

Average fare, Q1 2026: $237; One way, all cabins
Average over a year: $223; Q2 2025 – Q1 2026
Largest airline: American Airlines; 62% of passengers · $245
Lowest-fare airline: Frontier Airlines; 10% of passengers · $130

History, not a price to book: what the average passenger paid per one-way trip in each quarter (Q2 2025 $224 · Q3 2025 $215 · Q4 2025 $219 · Q1 2026 $237).

Fare outlook, Q1 2027: about $242, likely $214–$275

The average fare paid we expect a year after Q1 2026, the newest DOT quarter. On this route, past forecasts made this way fell inside the range 76% of the time over 21 quarters (median error 5.9%). An estimate from US DOT data: not a price you can book, not a guarantee, not advice on when to buy. How the outlook works

Cheapest quarter on this route: Q3, typically 3% below the year's average (9 years of DOT data, without 2020–21).

U.S. DOT Consumer Airfare Report, Table 1a (airline ticket sample, US domestic airport pairs). Sources

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 1,291 km.

Neither EU261 nor UK261 covers this route: it neither starts nor ends in the EU, EEA, Switzerland or the UK. Other countries have their own rules (for example Canada's APPR or Brazil's ANAC rules).

Also owed for a cancellation with less than 14 days' notice or denied boarding. Not owed for extraordinary circumstances. On a connection, the distance to the final destination counts. From 23 October 2027 the EU's Regulation 2026/2202 applies; it keeps these amounts (what changes in 2027). Information, not legal advice.

Every airport pair between Dallas-Fort Worth and Chicago

	ORD	MDW
DFW	1,290	1,283

Kilometres. Linked numbers have a page of their own. All Chicago airports

More routes from DFW

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
DFW → ATL	Atlanta, United States	1,177 km	1,929,257
DFW → LAX	Los Angeles, United States	1,987 km	1,914,491
DFW → DEN	Denver, United States	1,032 km	1,745,260
DFW → LGA	New York, United States	2,235 km	1,726,005
DFW → PHX	Phoenix, United States	1,396 km	1,648,391
DFW → LAS	Las Vegas, United States	1,698 km	1,630,211
DFW → MCO	Orlando, United States	1,585 km	1,605,592
DFW → SEA	Seattle, United States	2,671 km	1,577,921
DFW → MIA	Miami, United States	1,804 km	1,512,657
DFW → SFO	San Francisco, United States	2,357 km	1,313,229

More routes from ORD

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
ORD → LGA	New York, United States	1,180 km	2,736,902
ORD → LAX	Los Angeles, United States	2,808 km	2,332,419
ORD → SFO	San Francisco, United States	2,971 km	1,976,484
ORD → DEN	Denver, United States	1,430 km	1,974,190
ORD → MCO	Orlando, United States	1,617 km	1,924,694
ORD → BOS	Boston, United States	1,395 km	1,886,038
ORD → EWR	New York, United States	1,157 km	1,731,402
ORD → IAH	Houston, United States	1,489 km	1,711,056
ORD → PHX	Phoenix, United States	2,317 km	1,706,053
ORD → SEA	Seattle, United States	2,769 km	1,622,991

Questions

Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) and Chicago (ORD) are 1,290 km (802 miles, 697 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.