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New York (JFK) to Chicago (ORD) flights

There are direct flights from New York John F Kennedy International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, sold by 3 airlines (including codeshares): American Airlines, jetBlue and Qatar Airways. The distance is 1,188 km, about 1h 55m in the air. There are also 13 one-stop options, via airports such as Toronto, Washington and Washington.

Live fares for JFK → ORDSee all routes on the map
1,188 kmdistance
~1h 55mdirect flight time (estimate)
3direct airlines
13one-stop options

Direct flights from New York to Chicago

RouteAirlines (incl. codeshares)DistanceTime (est.)
JFK → ORDAmerican Airlines, jetBlue, Qatar Airways1,188 km~1h 55m

Best one-stop connections

Through the biggest hubs first. Times include about 100 minutes to change planes.

ViaAirlinesDistanceTime (est.)
YYZ TorontoAmerican Airlines and Air Canada then American Airlines and Air Canada1,289 km~4h 15m
IAD WashingtonjetBlue and United Airlines then United Airlines1,312 km~4h 15m
DCA WashingtonAmerican Airlines and jetBlue then American Airlines and United Airlines1,325 km~4h 15m
BWI BaltimoreAmerican Airlines then American Airlines and United Airlines1,293 km~4h 15m
CLE ClevelandAmerican Airlines and jetBlue then American Airlines and United Airlines1,189 km~4h 5m
DTW DetroitjetBlue then American Airlines and United Airlines1,193 km~4h 5m
PIT PittsburghAmerican Airlines and jetBlue then American Airlines and United Airlines1,208 km~4h 10m
IND IndianapolisAmerican Airlines then American Airlines and United Airlines1,353 km~4h 20m
CMH ColumbusAmerican Airlines then American Airlines and United Airlines1,250 km~4h 10m
BUF BuffalojetBlue then American Airlines and United Airlines1,243 km~4h 10m
CVG CincinnatiAmerican Airlines then American Airlines and United Airlines1,371 km~4h 20m
ROC RochesterjetBlue then American Airlines and United Airlines1,271 km~4h 15m

More from New York and Chicago

Routes come from current airline fares, updated weekly (last update 9 November 2026), plus older schedule data for airports with few recent fares. “Direct” can include a few same-plane flights with a stop. Flight times are estimates from distance. Always check with the airline before booking.