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CGI to ORD: distance & flight time
Cape Girardeau (Cape Girardeau Regional Airport) → Chicago (Chicago O'Hare International Airport)
340 mi
547 km · 296 nm
1h 22m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
340 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 22m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- CGI — Cape Girardeau Regional Airport · Cape Girardeau, 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 CGI
- SIK · Sikeston Memorial Municipal Airport23 mi away
- MDH · Southern Illinois Airport42 mi away
- PAH · Barkley Regional Airport45 mi away
- MWA · Williamson County Regional Airport48 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 CGI from ORD?
The flight distance from Cape Girardeau (CGI) to Chicago (ORD) is 340 miles (547 km, 296 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CGI to ORD?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 22m 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 CGI to ORD?
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