Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
EMP to ORD: distance & flight time
Kempten (Emporia Municipal Airport) → Chicago (Chicago O'Hare International Airport)
505 mi
812 km · 438 nm
1h 34m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
See live EMP→ORD fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
505 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 34m 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
- EMP — Emporia Municipal Airport · Kempten, Germany
- 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.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near EMP
- FOE · Topeka Regional Airport - Forbes Field51 mi away
- FRI · Marshall Army Air Field59 mi away
- TOP · Philip Billard Municipal Airport59 mi away
- CNU · Chanute Martin Johnson Airport60 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 EMP from ORD?
The flight distance from Kempten (EMP) to Chicago (ORD) is 505 miles (812 km, 438 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from EMP to ORD?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 34m 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 EMP to ORD?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on EMP–ORD that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.