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LIT to ORD: distance & flight time
Little Rock (Bill & Hillary Clinton National Airport/Adams Field) → Chicago (Chicago O'Hare International Airport)
553 mi
889 km · 480 nm
1h 40m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
553 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 40m 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
- LIT — Bill & Hillary Clinton National Airport/Adams Field · Little Rock, 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 LIT
- LRF · Little Rock Air Force Base14 mi away
- PBF · Pine Bluff Regional Airport, Grider Field42 mi away
- HOT · Memorial Field53 mi away
- UTM · Tunica Municipal Airport107 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 LIT from ORD?
The flight distance from Little Rock (LIT) to Chicago (ORD) is 553 miles (889 km, 480 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LIT to ORD?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 40m 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 LIT to ORD?
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