Los Angeles to Chicago Flights (LAX-ORD)

🇺🇸 LAX

Los Angeles

1743 mi

ORD 🇺🇸

Chicago

Los Angeles International Airport Chicago O'Hare International Airport 9 airlines

The Los Angeles to Chicago route connects Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in US with Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) in US. This medium-haul flight covers approximately 1743 miles (2805 km) with a typical flight time of 3h 41m. This route is served by 9 airlines: American Airlines, United, Cathay Pacific and others. AirportRoutes has tracked 41 unique flight numbers on this route.

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Departure Airport

Los Angeles International Airport

ICAO Code:: KLAX
IATA Code:: LAX
City:: 🇺🇸 Los Angeles
Country:: US
Elevation:: 125 ft

Destination Airport

Chicago O'Hare International Airport

ICAO Code:: KORD
IATA Code:: ORD
City:: 🇺🇸 Chicago
Country:: US
Elevation:: 680 ft

Operators

Tracked Flights

1743

Miles

3h 41m

Flight Duration

Route Map

Great Circle

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Operating Airlines

Airline	ICAO	IATA
American Airlines	`AAL`	`AA`
United	`UAL`	`UA`
Cathay Pacific	`CPA`	`CX`
SkyWest	`SKW`	`OO`
Spirit	`NKS`	`NK`
Frontier	`FFT`	`F9`
Envoy Air	`ENY`	`MQ`
Republic	`RPA`	`YX`
Volaris	`VOI`	`Y4`

Flight Schedule Pattern

Day	Flights Observed	Frequency
Monday	23	12%
Tuesday	28	15%
Wednesday	18	10%
Thursday	29	16%
Friday	40	22%
Saturday	24	13%
Sunday	24	13%

Pattern Analysis

41 Tracked Flights:

Data Points: 186
API observations used to build this analysis

Weekdays: 138 flights
Weekend: 48 flights

Business Route More active on weekdays

All Flight Routes

9 Routes

Note: This table shows aggregated route data by airline. Each airline may operate multiple daily flights at different times. See the "Spotted Departure Times" section below for all observed departure times.

Airline	Flight Numbers	Aircraft Type	Typical Time	Days Active	Last Seen	Status
American Airlines `AAL` / `AA`		A21N	09:31 9:31 AM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Jun 16, 2026	Active
Cathay Pacific `CPA` / `CX`		B748	04:45 4:45 AM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Jun 16, 2026	Active
Envoy Air `ENY` / `MQ`		B738	10:25 10:25 AM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Jun 16, 2026	Active
Frontier `FFT` / `F9`		A21N	00:31 12:31 AM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Jun 16, 2026	Active
Republic `RPA` / `YX`		B738	10:25 10:25 AM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Jun 16, 2026	Active
SkyWest `SKW` / `OO`	-	A21N	-	M T W T F S S	Jun 16, 2026	Active
Spirit `NKS` / `NK`		A320	00:19 12:19 AM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Jun 16, 2026	Active
United `UAL` / `UA`		B738	08:00 8:00 AM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Jun 16, 2026	Active
Volaris `VOI` / `Y4`		A320	18:05 6:05 PM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Jun 16, 2026	Active

Total Routes: 9

Active Routes: 9

Unique Airlines: 9

Aircraft Types: 8

Spotted Departure Times

Departure Time	Operator	ICAO	IATA
00:19 12:19 AM	Spirit	`NKS`	`NK`
00:31 12:31 AM	Frontier	`FFT`	`F9`
04:45 4:45 AM	Cathay Pacific	`CPA`	`CX`
08:00 8:00 AM	United	`UAL`	`UA`
09:31 9:31 AM	American Airlines	`AAL`	`AA`
10:25 10:25 AM	Envoy Air	`ENY`	`MQ`
10:25 10:25 AM	Republic	`RPA`	`YX`
18:05 6:05 PM	Volaris	`VOI`	`Y4`

Time Information

Times are shown in the departure airport's local timezone (KLAX - America/Los_Angeles).

Total Departure Times: 8

Time Range:
00:19 - 18:05

These are typical departure times observed from actual flights. Times may vary by season and schedule changes.

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