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O'Hare International Airport
At present, there are no direct flights from Cardiff to Chicago.
However, there are several flights from CWL to ORD with a stopover.
Select a stopover airport from the list below to see which airlines operate flights from CWL to ORD, and to see what flight schedules are available.
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Currently, there is only one airline that covers the full route (with 1 stopover) from Cardiff CWL to Chicago ORD, which is KLM.
All other flights from Cardiff to Chicago are operated by a combination of multiple carriers, which are listed below:
SkyTeam is the only alliance that covers the full route (with 1 stopover) from Cardiff CWL to Chicago ORD.
You can fly the full journey from CWL to ORD in either Economy or Business Class. Premium Economy and First Class are not available on this route, at least not on the full route with just 1 stopover.
Currently, there is only one aircraft type that covers the full route (with 1 stopover) from Cardiff to Chicago, which is the Boeing 737 MAX 8.
All other flights from Cardiff to Chicago are operated by a combination of multiple aircraft types.
The distance between Cardiff and Chicago is 3,838 miles (6,176 kilometers).
However, because there are no direct flights between CWL and ORD, the distance of the full journey varies between 3,847 and 6,263 miles (or 6,191 and 10,079 kilometers), depending on your stopover airport.
Flights from Cardiff to Chicago take from 9 hours and 35 minutes up to 14 hours and 4 minutes, depending on your stopover airport.
Please note that these times refer to the actual flight times, excluding the stopover time in between connecting flights, as this depends on your stopover airport as well as your date(s) of travel.
There are 2 airports in Chicago: O'Hare International Airport (ORD) and Midway International Airport (MDW).
From 9 hours and 35 minutes up to 14 hours and 4 minutes, depending on your stopover airport.
Note that this excludes the layover time in between connecting flights.
Because there are no direct flights between CWL and ORD, the total distance of the full journey varies between 3,847 and 6,263 miles (or 6,191 and 10,079 kilometers), depending on your stopover airport.
KLM is the only airline flying the full route from Cardiff to Chicago.
Ryanair, American Airlines, United Airlines, Aer Lingus, WestJet, Air Canada, TUI Airways, Frontier Airlines, Southwest Airlines and Spirit Airlines operate several connecting flights, but only partly.
SkyTeam is currently the only alliance flying from Cardiff to Chicago.
You can fly the full route from Cardiff to Chicago (with 1 stopover) in Economy and Business Class.
Aircraft types that fly the full route from Cardiff to Chicago (with 1 stopover):
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