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OFK to UGN: distance & flight time
Norfolk Nebraska (Karl Stefan Memorial Airport) → Chicago (Waukegan National Airport)
490 mi
789 km · 426 nm
1h 32m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
490 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 32m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- OFK — Karl Stefan Memorial Airport · Norfolk Nebraska, 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.
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Near OFK
- FET · Fremont Municipal Airport60 mi away
- SUX · Sioux Gateway Col. Bud Day Field61 mi away
- YKN · Chan Gurney Municipal Airport64 mi away
- GRI · Central Nebraska Regional Airport84 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 OFK from UGN?
The flight distance from Norfolk Nebraska (OFK) to Chicago (UGN) is 490 miles (789 km, 426 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from OFK to UGN?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 32m 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 OFK to UGN?
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