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CDS to ORD: distance & flight time
Childress (Childress Municipal Airport) → Chicago (Chicago O'Hare International Airport)
849 mi
1,367 km · 738 nm
2h 19m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
849 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 19m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- CDS — Childress Municipal Airport · Childress, United States
- ORD — Chicago O'Hare International Airport · Chicago, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near CDS
- LTS · Altus Air Force Base60 mi away
- HBR · Hobart Regional Airport80 mi away
- CSM · Clinton Sherman Airport88 mi away
- PPA · Perry Lefors Field91 mi away
Near ORD
- PWK · Chicago Executive Airport9 mi away
- MDW · Chicago Midway International Airport15 mi away
- CGX · Chicago Meigs Airport17 mi away
- DPA · Dupage Airport18 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CDS from ORD?
The flight distance from Childress (CDS) to Chicago (ORD) is 849 miles (1,367 km, 738 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CDS to ORD?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 19m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CDS to ORD?
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