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LWC to ORD: distance & flight time
Lawrence (Lawrence Municipal Airport) → Chicago (Chicago O'Hare International Airport)
435 mi
700 km · 378 nm
1h 25m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
435 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 25m 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
- LWC — Lawrence Municipal Airport · Lawrence, 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 LWC
- JCI · New Century Aircenter Airport22 mi away
- TOP · Philip Billard Municipal Airport22 mi away
- FOE · Topeka Regional Airport - Forbes Field24 mi away
- OJC · Johnson County Executive Airport28 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 LWC from ORD?
The flight distance from Lawrence (LWC) to Chicago (ORD) is 435 miles (700 km, 378 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LWC to ORD?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 25m 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 LWC to ORD?
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