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ORD to BIS: distance & flight time
Chicago (Chicago O'Hare International Airport) → Bismarck (Bismarck Municipal Airport)
714 mi
1,149 km · 621 nm
2h 1m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
714 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 1m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- ORD — Chicago O'Hare International Airport · Chicago, United States
- BIS — Bismarck Municipal Airport · Bismarck, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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
Near BIS
- MBG · Mobridge Municipal Airport86 mi away
- DIK · Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport97 mi away
- JMS · Jamestown Regional Airport98 mi away
- MOT · Minot International Airport106 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ORD from BIS?
The flight distance from Chicago (ORD) to Bismarck (BIS) is 714 miles (1,149 km, 621 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ORD to BIS?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 1m 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 ORD to BIS?
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