Atlanta (ATL) to Chicago (ORD) distance
The great-circle distance from Atlanta to Chicago is 527 nm. Flights usually cover a little more because of airways, winds, and airspace.
Route facts
- From
Atlanta (ATL)- Time difference
- Chicago is 1 hour behind Atlanta
- Midpoint
- 37.82° N, 86.07° W
- Heading from ATL
- 343° north
- Heading from ORD
- 161° south
The route looks curved on a flat map because it follows a great circle, the shortest path on a sphere. Read why flight routes curve, or see ATL-ORD on the globe.
Related routes
- Atlanta (ATL) to New York (LGA)661 nm
- Atlanta (ATL) to Orlando (MCO)351 nm
- New York (LGA) to Chicago (ORD)636 nm
- Los Angeles (LAX) to Chicago (ORD)1,513 nm
- Chicago (ORD) to San Francisco (SFO)1,600 nm
- Atlanta (ATL) to Los Angeles (LAX)1,688 nm
- Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Chicago (ORD)697 nm
- Atlanta (ATL) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)634 nm
Distances use the haversine formula with a mean Earth radius of 6,371 km. Information is for reference, not navigation.