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YSU to CGX: distance & flight time
Summerside (Summerside Airport) → Chicago (Chicago Meigs Airport)
1,215 mi
1,956 km · 1,056 nm
3h 7m
estimated nonstop flight time
-2h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
1,215 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 7m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YSU — Summerside Airport · Summerside, Canada
- CGX — Chicago Meigs Airport · Chicago, 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
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Near YSU
- YYG · Charlottetown Airport36 mi away
- YQM · Greater Moncton International Airport46 mi away
- YCH · Miramichi Airport86 mi away
- YHZ · Halifax / Stanfield International Airport109 mi away
Near CGX
- ORD · Chicago O'Hare International Airport17 mi away
- MDW · Chicago Midway International Airport9 mi away
- GYY · Gary Chicago International Airport20 mi away
- PWK · Chicago Executive Airport23 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YSU from CGX?
The flight distance from Summerside (YSU) to Chicago (CGX) is 1,215 miles (1,956 km, 1,056 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YSU to CGX?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 7m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from YSU to CGX?
Nonstop service on YSU–CGX depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 3h 7m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Summerside and Chicago?
Chicago is 2 hours behind Summerside.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YSU to CGX?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YSU–CGX that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YSU to CGX fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YSU–CGX tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.