Chicago (ORD) to San Francisco (SFO) distance
The great-circle distance from Chicago to San Francisco is 1,600 nm. Flights usually cover a little more because of airways, winds, and airspace.
Route facts
- From
Chicago (ORD)- Time difference
- San Francisco is 2 hours behind Chicago
- Midpoint
- 41.10° N, 105.70° W
- Heading from ORD
- 272° west
- Heading from SFO
- 70° east
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 ORD-SFO on the globe.
Related routes
- Los Angeles (LAX) to San Francisco (SFO)293 nm
- New York (LGA) to Chicago (ORD)636 nm
- New York (JFK) to San Francisco (SFO)2,242 nm
- Los Angeles (LAX) to Chicago (ORD)1,513 nm
- Honolulu, Oahu (HNL) to San Francisco (SFO)2,083 nm
- Atlanta (ATL) to Chicago (ORD)527 nm
- Las Vegas (LAS) to San Francisco (SFO)359 nm
- Seattle (SEA) to San Francisco (SFO)590 nm
Distances use the haversine formula with a mean Earth radius of 6,371 km. Information is for reference, not navigation.