Chicago to Los Angeles Flights ORD → LAX

Chicago O'Hare International Airport → Los Angeles International Airport

🇺🇸 Chicago, US → 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, US

The Chicago to Los Angeles route connects Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) in US with Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in US. This medium-haul flight covers approximately 1743 miles (2805 km) with a typical flight time of 3h 55m. This route is served by 8 airlines: American Airlines, United, Republic and others. AirportRoutes has tracked 8 daily flights on this route.

Departure Airport

Chicago O'Hare International Airport

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

Destination Airport

Los Angeles International Airport

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

Operators

Daily Flights

1743

Miles

3h 55m

Flight Duration

Route Map

Real Flight Path

Flight data from Opensky (Dec 25, 2025)
Map data © Mapbox © OpenStreetMap contributors

Operating Airlines

Airline	ICAO	IATA
American Airlines	`AAL`	`AA`
United	`UAL`	`UA`
Republic	`RPA`	`YX`
Frontier	`FFT`	`F9`
Atlas Air	`GTI`	`5Y`
SkyLease Cargo	`KYE`	`GG`
Volaris	`VOI`	`Y4`
Spirit	`NKS`	`NK`

Flight Schedule Pattern

Day	Flights Observed	Frequency
Monday	9	11%
Tuesday	9	11%
Wednesday	14	18%
Thursday	13	16%
Friday	12	15%
Saturday	10	13%
Sunday	12	15%

Pattern Analysis

8 Daily Flights:

AAL2710 AAL999 GTI9058 AAL2124 AAL2767 UAL661 KYE7426 VOI2400

Data Points: 79
API observations used to build this analysis

Weekdays: 57 flights
Weekend: 22 flights

Business Route More active on weekdays

All Flight Routes

8 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`	AAL2710 AAL999 AAL2124 AAL2767	B738	06:00 6:00 AM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Feb 16, 2026	Active
Atlas Air `GTI` / `5Y`	GTI9058	B744	21:48 9:48 PM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Jan 18, 2026	Active
Frontier `FFT` / `F9`	-	A20N	-	M T W T F S S	Sep 19, 2025	Active
SkyLease Cargo `KYE` / `GG`	KYE7426	B744	13:40 1:40 PM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Jan 12, 2026	Active
Republic `RPA` / `YX`	-	A21N	-	M T W T F S S	Sep 26, 2025	Active
Spirit `NKS` / `NK`	-	A320	-	M T W T F S S	Oct 1, 2025	Active
United `UAL` / `UA`	UAL661	B39M	21:05 9:05 PM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Jan 31, 2026	Active
Volaris `VOI` / `Y4`	VOI2400	A320	08:10 8:10 AM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Nov 30, 2025	Active

Total Routes: 8

Active Routes: 8

Unique Airlines: 8

Aircraft Types: 9

Spotted Departure Times

Departure Time	Operator	ICAO	IATA
06:00 6:00 AM	American Airlines	`AAL`	`AA`
08:10 8:10 AM	Volaris	`VOI`	`Y4`
13:40 1:40 PM	SkyLease Cargo	`KYE`	`GG`
21:05 9:05 PM	United	`UAL`	`UA`
21:48 9:48 PM	Atlas Air	`GTI`	`5Y`

Time Information

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

Total Departure Times: 5

Time Range:
06:00 - 21:48

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