Denver (DEN) to Chicago (ORD) distance
The great-circle distance from Denver to Chicago is 770 nm. Flights usually cover a little more because of airways, winds, and airspace.
Route facts
- From
Denver (DEN)- Time difference
- Chicago is 1 hour ahead of Denver
- Midpoint
- 41.22° N, 96.42° W
- Heading from DEN
- 75° east
- Heading from ORD
- 266° west
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 DEN-ORD on the globe.
Related routes
- 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
- Denver (DEN) to Los Angeles (LAX)748 nm
- Atlanta (ATL) to Chicago (ORD)527 nm
- Denver (DEN) to Phoenix (PHX)523 nm
- Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Chicago (ORD)697 nm
- Minneapolis (MSP) to Chicago (ORD)290 nm
Distances use the haversine formula with a mean Earth radius of 6,371 km. Information is for reference, not navigation.