Nonstop flights from Los Angeles to Chicago
4 airlines fly from Los Angeles (LAX) to 2 Chicago airports (ORD and MDW), with up to 28 flights a day.
Routes
2 airport pairs- LAX to ORDLos Angeles to Chicago O'Hare23 to 24 a day
- LAX to MDWLos Angeles to Chicago Midway3 to 4 a day
When they leave
Los Angeles timeTwo overnight flights, 12:10 AM to 12:41 AM, then 17 in the morning, 5:10 AM to 11:29 AM, then six in the afternoon, 12:40 PM to 4:55 PM, then nine in the evening, 5:09 PM to 11:55 PM.
Every flight
Earliest first- 10:36 PM→5:00 AM+1LAX to ORD
American AirlinesUntil Jan 19, 2027, back Mar 21, 2027Boeing 737 MAX 8Daily
Schedules last checked Sep 19, 2026. Times are local.
Flying from Los Angeles to Chicago
United Airlines flies most often, 11 times a day on the Airbus A321neo, Boeing 757 and Boeing 737 MAX 9. American Airlines flies 10 times a day on the Airbus A321, Boeing 737-800, Airbus A321neo, Boeing 737 and Boeing 737 MAX 8. Southwest Airlines flies 3 to 4 times a day on the Boeing 737, Boeing 737 MAX 8 and Boeing 737-700. Delta Air Lines flies 2 to 3 times a day on the Boeing 737.
Flights run every day of the week, from 26 on Saturdays to 28 on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Sundays. The first arrival in Chicago is at 6:20 AM and the last at 5:55 AM the next day.
LAX to ORD is the busiest airport pair, with 167 flights a week, then LAX to MDW with 24.
On LAX to ORD, American Airlines flies it until Jan 19, 2027 and is back on Mar 21, 2027. On LAX to ORD, Delta Air Lines is back on Nov 21. On LAX to ORD, Frontier Airlines stopped flying it after Sep 8.
Flying back, Chicago to Los Angeles has 150 nonstop flights a week.
Return flights
Schedules as of Oct 9, 2026.