Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
JOT to ROA: distance & flight time
Joliet (Joliet Regional Airport) → Roanoke VA (Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport)
524 mi
844 km · 456 nm
1h 36m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading southeast
See live JOT→ROA fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
524 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 36m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- JOT — Joliet Regional Airport · Joliet, United States
- ROA — Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport · Roanoke VA, 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 JOT
- ORD · Chicago O'Hare International Airport35 mi away
- LOT · Lewis University Airport7 mi away
- DPA · Dupage Airport27 mi away
- MDW · Chicago Midway International Airport29 mi away
Near ROA
- LYH · Lynchburg Regional Preston Glenn Field43 mi away
- LWB · Greenbrier Valley Airport44 mi away
- DAN · Danville Regional Airport63 mi away
- BLF · Mercer County Airport68 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is JOT from ROA?
The flight distance from Joliet (JOT) to Roanoke VA (ROA) is 524 miles (844 km, 456 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from JOT to ROA?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 36m 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 time difference between Joliet and Roanoke VA?
Roanoke VA is 1 hour ahead of Joliet.
What is the cheapest way to fly from JOT to ROA?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on JOT–ROA that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.