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FTW to UGN: distance & flight time
Fort Worth (Fort Worth Meacham International Airport) → Chicago (Waukegan National Airport)
842 mi
1,354 km · 731 nm
2h 18m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
842 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 18m 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
- FTW — Fort Worth Meacham International Airport · Fort Worth, United States
- UGN — Waukegan National 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
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Near FTW
- DFW · Dallas Fort Worth International Airport20 mi away
- FWH · NAS Fort Worth JRB/Carswell Field6 mi away
- AFW · Fort Worth Alliance Airport12 mi away
- DAL · Dallas Love Field30 mi away
Near UGN
- ORD · Chicago O'Hare International Airport31 mi away
- ENW · Kenosha Regional Airport12 mi away
- PWK · Chicago Executive Airport21 mi away
- RAC · John H Batten Airport24 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is FTW from UGN?
The flight distance from Fort Worth (FTW) to Chicago (UGN) is 842 miles (1,354 km, 731 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FTW to UGN?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 18m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from FTW to UGN?
Nonstop service on FTW–UGN depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 2h 18m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FTW to UGN?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on FTW–UGN that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some FTW to UGN fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain FTW–UGN tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.