Chicago to Los Angeles Flights (ORD-LAX)

🇺🇸 ORD

Chicago

2216 mi

LAX 🇺🇸

Los Angeles

Chicago O'Hare International Airport Los Angeles International Airport 8 airlines

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 2216 miles (3566 km) with a typical flight time of 3h 51m. This route is served by 8 airlines: American Airlines, United, Republic and others. AirportRoutes has tracked 23 unique flight numbers on this route.

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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

Tracked Flights

2216

Miles

3h 51m

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`
Spirit	`NKS`	`NK`
Volaris	`VOI`	`Y4`

Flight Schedule Pattern

Day	Flights Observed	Frequency
Monday	12	11%
Tuesday	13	12%
Wednesday	23	20%
Thursday	19	17%
Friday	17	15%
Saturday	13	12%
Sunday	16	14%

Pattern Analysis

23 Tracked Flights:

Data Points: 113
API observations used to build this analysis

Weekdays: 84 flights
Weekend: 29 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`		B738	09:09 9:09 AM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Jul 13, 2026	Active
Atlas Air `GTI` / `5Y`		B744	21:48 9:48 PM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Jul 13, 2026	Active
Frontier `FFT` / `F9`		A21N	20:46 8:46 PM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Jul 13, 2026	Active
SkyLease Cargo `KYE` / `GG`		B744	13:40 1:40 PM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Jul 13, 2026	Active
Republic `RPA` / `YX`	-	A21N	-	M T W T F S S	Jul 13, 2026	Active
Spirit `NKS` / `NK`	-	A320	-	M T W T F S S	Jul 13, 2026	Active
United `UAL` / `UA`		B739	06:00 6:00 AM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Jul 13, 2026	Active
Volaris `VOI` / `Y4`		A320	08:10 8:10 AM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Jul 13, 2026	Active

Total Routes: 8

Active Routes: 8

Unique Airlines: 8

Aircraft Types: 8

Spotted Departure Times

Departure Time	Operator	ICAO	IATA
06:00 6:00 AM	United	`UAL`	`UA`
08:10 8:10 AM	Volaris	`VOI`	`Y4`
09:09 9:09 AM	American Airlines	`AAL`	`AA`
13:40 1:40 PM	SkyLease Cargo	`KYE`	`GG`
20:46 8:46 PM	Frontier	`FFT`	`F9`
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: 6

Time Range:
06:00 - 21:48

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

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