Chicago to Memphis (ORD–MEM) — Airlines, Schedules & Connections

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492 mi airlines charter/private 187/wk
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Flight Schedule 67 flights Verified 59m ago
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  Flight Airline AC Dep Arr Dur OTP Sched  
✈ Nonstop
UA8117
UA United
1:12 AM
CDT
2:26 AM
CDT
1h 14m
18%
M T W T F S S
Prices
BA5637+2
BA British
CR7
7:10 AM
CDT T3
9:09 AM
CDT
1h 59m
25%
M T W T F S S
Prices
BA5611cs
BA British
E70
8:08 AM
CDT T3
10:02 AM
CDT
1h 54m
25%
M T W T F S S
Prices
AA3683+2
AA American
E75
8:08 AM
CDT T3
10:02 AM
CDT
1h 54m
32%
M T W T F S S
Prices
NZ2609cs
NZ Air New Zealand
E75L
8:50 AM
CDT T2
10:54 AM
CDT
2h 4m
32%
M T W T F S S
Prices
AC4204cs
AC Air Canada
E7W
8:55 AM
CDT T2
11:05 AM
CDT
2h 10m
20%
M T W T F S S
Prices
UA5593+2
UA United
E7W
8:55 AM
CDT T2
11:05 AM
CDT
2h 10m
18%
M T W T F S S
Prices
AA3675
AA American
E70
11:53 AM
CDT T3
1:44 PM
CDT
1h 51m
32%
M T W T F S S
Prices
NZ2603cs
NZ Air New Zealand
E7W
12:40 PM
CDT T2
2:39 PM
CDT
1h 59m
32%
M T W T F S S
Prices
UA5414+1
UA United
E75L
12:42 PM
CDT T2
2:42 PM
CDT
2h
18%
M T W T F S S
Prices
OS7727+3
OS Austrian
CR5
3:45 PM
CDT T2
5:45 PM
CDT
2h
23%
M T W T F S S
Prices
NZ2605+3
NZ Air New Zealand
CR5
3:45 PM
CDT T2
5:45 PM
CDT
2h
32%
M T W T F S S
Prices
UA4742
UA United
CR5
3:59 PM
CDT T2
5:58 PM
CDT
1h 59m
18%
M T W T F S S
Prices
UA5657
UA United
CR7
4:00 PM
CDT T2
5:59 PM
CDT
1h 59m
18%
M T W T F S S
Prices
AA4647
AA American
E75
4:09 PM
CDT T3
6:08 PM
CDT
1h 59m
32%
M T W T F S S
Prices
IB4090
IB Iberia
CR7
5:03 PM
CDT T3
7:03 PM
CDT
2h
M T W T F S S
Prices
AA6444
AA American
CR7
5:06 PM
CDT T3
7:06 PM
CDT
2h
32%
M T W T F S S
Prices
GF6815cs
GF Great Barrier Airlines
E75
5:06 PM
CDT T3
7:04 PM
CDT
1h 58m
49%
M T W T F S S
Prices
GF4131
GF Great Barrier Airlines
CR7
5:06 PM
CDT T3
7:06 PM
CDT
2h
49%
M T W T F S S
Prices
AA5409
AA American
CR7
7:13 PM
CDT T3
9:09 PM
CDT
1h 56m
32%
M T W T F S S
Prices
QR2240
QR Qatar
E75
7:13 PM
CDT T3
9:13 PM
CDT
2h
4%
M T W T F S S
Prices
RJ7721+1
RJ Royal Jordanian
E70
7:30 PM
CDT T3
9:26 PM
CDT
1h 56m
62%
M T W T F S S
Prices
NZ2607cs
NZ Air New Zealand
E7W
8:03 PM
CDT T2
10:09 PM
CDT
2h 6m
32%
M T W T F S S
Prices
EK6274cs
EK Emirates
319
8:03 PM
CDT T1
10:04 PM
CDT
2h 1m
34%
M T W T F S S
Prices
NH6514cs
NH All Nippon
E7W
8:03 PM
CDT T1
10:09 PM
CDT
2h 6m
M T W T F S S
Prices
RJ7633cs
RJ Royal Jordanian
E70
9:00 PM
CDT T3
10:55 PM
CDT
1h 55m
62%
M T W T F S S
Prices
AY4064
AY Finnair
E70
9:00 PM
CDT T3
10:55 PM
CDT
1h 55m
M T W T F S S
Prices
UA2317+4
UA United
319
9:20 PM
CDT T2
11:21 PM
CDT
2h 1m
18%
M T W T F S S
Prices
AC4066cs
AC Air Canada
320
9:20 PM
CDT T1
11:21 PM
CDT
2h 1m
20%
M T W T F S S
Prices
AS4496cs
AS Alaska
E75S
10:05 PM
CDT T3
11:59 PM
CDT
1h 54m
34%
M T W T F S S
Prices
AA3945+5
AA American
E70
10:30 PM
CDT T3
12:18 AM+1
CDT
1h 48m
32%
M T W T F S S
Prices
AA4320+1
AA American
E70
10:30 PM
CDT T3
12:22 AM+1
CDT
1h 52m
32%
M T W T F S S
Prices
QR2713cs
QR Qatar
E70
6:01 AM
CDT
8:11 AM
CDT
2h 10m
M T W T F S S
Prices
JL7663+3
JL Japan
E70
6:10 AM
CDT
8:18 AM
CDT
2h 8m
M T W T F S S
Prices
BA4892cs
BA British
E70
6:10 AM
CDT
8:18 AM
CDT
2h 8m
M T W T F S S
Prices
AS6482cs
AS Alaska
E70
6:10 AM
CDT
8:18 AM
CDT
2h 8m
M T W T F S S
Prices
QR7870
QR Qatar
E70
6:10 AM
CDT
8:20 AM
CDT
2h 10m
M T W T F S S
Prices
AA4279+4
AA American
E70
6:21 AM
CDT
8:29 AM
CDT
2h 8m
M T W T F S S
Prices
RJ7612cs
RJ Royal Jordanian
E70
6:21 AM
CDT
8:29 AM
CDT
2h 8m
M T W T F S S
Prices
AA3758
AA American
E70
6:36 AM
CDT
8:45 AM
CDT
2h 9m
M T W T F S S
Prices
BA5586+1
BA British
E75
6:40 AM
CDT
8:49 AM
CDT
2h 9m
M T W T F S S
Prices
AS6127+1
AS Alaska
E75
6:40 AM
CDT
8:49 AM
CDT
2h 9m
M T W T F S S
Prices
JL7383+2
JL Japan
E70
7:01 AM
CDT
9:05 AM
CDT
2h 4m
M T W T F S S
Prices
UA247+3
UA United
319
7:25 AM
CDT
9:30 AM
CDT
2h 5m
M T W T F S S
Prices
AC4056cs
AC Air Canada
319
7:25 AM
CDT
9:30 AM
CDT
2h 5m
M T W T F S S
Prices
NZ2608cs
NZ Air New Zealand
E7W
7:50 AM
CDT
9:50 AM
CDT
2h
M T W T F S S
Prices
NH6515cs
NH All Nippon
320
9:02 AM
CDT
11:00 AM
CDT
1h 58m
M T W T F S S
Prices
BA4893+1
BA British
CR7
9:39 AM
CDT
11:44 AM
CDT
2h 5m
M T W T F S S
Prices
UA5672+4
UA United
E75L
9:48 AM
CDT
11:59 AM
CDT
2h 11m
M T W T F S S
Prices
AC3993cs
AC Air Canada
E75L
9:48 AM
CDT
11:59 AM
CDT
2h 11m
M T W T F S S
Prices
UA758
UA United
319
9:54 AM
CDT
11:59 AM
CDT
2h 5m
M T W T F S S
Prices
RJ7673cs
RJ Royal Jordanian
E75
10:28 AM
CDT
12:28 PM
CDT
2h
M T W T F S S
Prices
AA3683+2
AA American
E70
10:32 AM
CDT
12:29 PM
CDT
1h 57m
M T W T F S S
Prices
AA4647
AA American
E75
10:33 AM
CDT
12:35 PM
CDT
2h 2m
M T W T F S S
Prices
NZ2602cs
NZ Air New Zealand
E7W
11:10 AM
CDT
1:15 PM
CDT
2h 5m
M T W T F S S
Prices
GF4321+1
GF Great Barrier Airlines
E75
12:58 PM
CDT
3:03 PM
CDT
2h 5m
M T W T F S S
Prices
AA3675
AA American
E70
2:14 PM
CDT
4:17 PM
CDT
2h 3m
M T W T F S S
Prices
NZ2606cs
NZ Air New Zealand
E7W
2:16 PM
CDT
4:20 PM
CDT
2h 4m
M T W T F S S
Prices
UA5780+1
UA United
E7W
2:20 PM
CDT
4:18 PM
CDT
1h 58m
M T W T F S S
Prices
AY4136cs
AY Finnair
E75S
5:48 PM
CDT
8:10 PM
CDT
2h 22m
M T W T F S S
Prices
AA4457+1
AA American
E75
6:29 PM
CDT
8:15 PM
CDT
1h 46m
M T W T F S S
Prices
AC3989cs
AC Air Canada
CR7
6:35 PM
CDT
8:40 PM
CDT
2h 5m
M T W T F S S
Prices
UA5336+1
UA United
CR7
6:35 PM
CDT
8:40 PM
CDT
2h 5m
M T W T F S S
Prices
NZ2604+3
NZ Air New Zealand
CR5
6:40 PM
CDT
8:40 PM
CDT
2h
M T W T F S S
Prices
GF6874+2
GF Great Barrier Airlines
E70
7:34 PM
CDT
9:39 PM
CDT
2h 5m
M T W T F S S
Prices
UA3499
UA United
7:48 PM
CDT
9:55 PM
CDT
2h 7m
M T W T F S S
Prices
AA6444
AA American
CR7
8:33 PM
CDT
10:25 PM
CDT
1h 52m
M T W T F S S
Prices

No flights match your filters.

No scheduled airline flights on this route — it's flown by charter / private operators (). No nonstop flights on this route. connecting options below.

✦ 1-Stop connections via 10 hubs
BNA Nashville 3h 37m AAACAS WN Nashville (BNA) to Memphis flights
ATL Atlanta 4h 16m AAACAF AFAMDL Atlanta (ATL) to Memphis flights
DTW Detroit 4h 18m AAACAF DLKEVS Detroit (DTW) to Memphis flights
MSP Minneapolis 4h 43m AAACAM AFDLKE Minneapolis (MSP) to Memphis flights
CLT Charlotte 5h 1m AAACAS AABA Charlotte (CLT) to Memphis flights
DFW Dallas-Fort Worth 5h 7m AAACAV AAASAY Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Memphis flights
DCA Washington 5h 16m AAASAY AA Washington (DCA) to Memphis flights
BWI Baltimore 5h 23m AAASCX WN Baltimore (BWI) to Memphis flights
IAH Houston 5h 30m AAASAV CMEKNZ Houston (IAH) to Memphis flights
JFK New York 5h 55m AAASAT DLVJA New York (JFK) to Memphis flights
1-STOP More options, longer trips
2-STOP Loading... Reach the hardest destinations
Chicago to Memphis
3 carriers, 187 flights/week nonstop.
3 Airlines 492 mi 1h 59m nonstop

ORD–MEM is served by 3 airlines with nonstop service. American Airlines, United Airlines and Iberia lead the route. The flight covers 492 miles in approximately 1h 59m. Beyond nonstop, 1-stop connecting options are also available.

Airline Landscape

All carriers operating nonstop ORD–MEM service, compared side by side.
Airline Freq/wk Aircraft Duration Dep OTP Alliance Codeshares
AA American Airlines Also: AS, AY, BA, GF, QR, RJ 37 CR7, E70, E75 1h48-2h 70% Oneworld AS, AY, BA, GF, QR, RJ
UA United Airlines Also: AC, EK, NH, NZ, OS 36 319, CR5, CR7, E75L, E7W 1h14-2h10 70% Star Alliance AC, EK, NH, NZ, OS
IB Iberia 1 CR7 2h 70% Oneworld
Aircraft on this route
319 Airbus A319 – EK, UA
320 Airbus A320 – AC
CR5 Bombardier CRJ-550 – NZ, OS, UA
CR7 Bombardier CRJ-700 – AA, BA, GF, IB, UA
E70 Embraer 170 – AA, AY, BA, RJ
E75 Embraer E175 – AA, GF, QR
E75L Embraer E175 Long Wing – NZ, UA
E75S Embraer E175 STD – AS
E7W Embraer E175 – AC, NH, NZ, UA
Alliance coverage
Oneworld: AA + IB (38 flights/wk, 51%)
Star Alliance: UA (36 flights/wk, 49%)
OTP based on airport-level delay snapshots. Duration ranges reflect seasonal/directional variation.

Weekly Schedule Pattern

Nonstop flight frequency by day of week, ORD to MEM direction.
Mon
26
flights
Tue
27
flights
Wed
25
flights
Thu
26
flights
Fri
26
flights
Sat
31
flights
Sun
26
flights
Departure time distribution
12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM12 AM
Morning departures
Afternoon/evening departures
32
Nonstop flights
187
Outbound / wk
221
Return / wk

Connection Landscape

Beyond nonstop. 1-stop and 2-stop options for ORD to MEM.
1-STOP
One-Stop Connections
56
Hubs
~3h
Fastest
~23h
Longest
Verified with published schedule alignment and minimum connection time.
2-STOP
Two-Stop Connections
3,135
Candidates
Two-stop connections loaded in the connections tab above.
Connections computed from published schedules with minimum connection time verification. Use the interactive explorer above the fold to filter by airline, tier, and layover time.

On-Time Performance

What to expect at each end of your journey.
Outbound
ORD → MEM
70%
Moderate delays possible. Allow buffer time.
Departing
70%
Arriving
75%
Return
MEM → ORD
68%
Moderate delays possible. Allow buffer time.
Departing
68%
Arriving
95%
OTP = percentage of flights arriving within 15 min of schedule. Based on airport-level delay snapshots. ORD delays → MEM delays →

Other ways to reach Memphis from Chicago

Nearby airports with service to Memphis International Airport.
Metric ORD→MEM MDW→MEM MKE→MEM
Distance from ORD 15 mi 67 mi
Nonstop airlines 3 4 2
Weekly flights 187 15
Flight time 1h 59m 1h 32m 2h 4m
Departure OTP 70%
Airports within 200 miles of ORD with service to Memphis International Airport.

Travel Essentials

Practical planning for this route.
Time Difference
0h
Memphis is 0 hours the same as Chicago.
ORD: CDT · MEM: CDT

When it's 6:00 PM in Chicago, it's 6:00 PM in Memphis.
Distance & Flight Time
492 mi / 792 km
Nonstop flight time is approximately 1h 59m gate to gate.
Getting to ORD

CTA Blue Line runs 24/7 from downtown Loop stations to O'Hare (45 min, $5). Pace buses serve suburbs. Ride-shares cost $35–55 from downtown depending on traffic; add 30+ minutes during rush hour on the Kennedy Expressway.Economy parking lots E/F connect via ATS people mover. Terminal 5 (international) is separate from Terminals 1–3; allow extra time for inter-terminal transfers.

ORD–MEM Quick Facts

Key statistics for the Chicago to Memphis route.
Route details
Distance492 mi / 792 km
Flight time1h 59m
Time difference0 hours
Airlines (nonstop)3
Weekly flights187 out / 221 return
1-stop connectionsAvailable
Origin: ORD
IATA / ICAOORD / KORD
TimezoneAmerica/Chicago
Passengers/yr80.0M
Elevation680 ft / 207 m
Destination: MEM
IATA / ICAOMEM / KMEM
TimezoneAmerica/Chicago
Passengers/yr4.9M
Elevation341 ft / 104 m

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about ORD to MEM flights.
Nonstop flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Memphis International Airport take about 1h 59m gate to gate. The route covers 492 miles.
3 airlines operate flights from ORD to MEM: American Airlines, United Airlines and Iberia.
This route has frequent daily service. Check the schedule above for departure days and times in each direction.
Yes, 1-stop connections are available, ranked by layover time. Common connecting points include Nashville, Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta and Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County.
Yes, return flights from MEM to ORD are available. Use the direction toggle at the top to view the return schedule.
Nearby alternatives include MDW and MKE. See the Alternatives section for a full comparison.
Click the 'Search Flights' button to check availability and prices on Google Flights. You can also compare airlines and schedules on this page to find the best option.
See the On-Time Performance section for the latest delay data at both airports. This shows departure and arrival reliability to help you plan.
Route data is updated regularly from official airline schedules. On-time performance data comes from recent airport delay snapshots.

Flights from ORD to MEM

Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) and Memphis International Airport (MEM) are connected by nonstop service from American Airlines, United Airlines and Iberia. With 187 weekly departures, this is a heavily served route.

ORD to MEM Flight Duration and Schedule

Nonstop flight time from ORD to MEM is about 1 hours 59 minutes gate to gate. The route covers a distance of 492 miles (792 km). There are approximately 187 weekly flights outbound and 221 return, totaling 408 flights per week in both directions.

Connecting Options and Alternatives

1-stop connecting options are also available, commonly via Nashville, Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta and Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County. Two-stop connections are also available via intermediate hubs. Nearby alternative airports include Chicago (MDW) and Milwaukee (MKE).