Direct Flights from Chicago to Akron
Akron · Ohio
Nonstop service from ORD to CAK on American, United. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
How rare is this nonstop?
23 cities have a nonstop to Akron, Chicago among them.
How long to go to Akron for, from Chicago
1h 10m in the air, 343 miles: short enough that a single night in Akron is worth it, and a day trip is not absurd.
With roughly 5 departures a day, you are not tied to one flight: if a meeting overruns or the weather turns, there is another one behind it.
About Akron
Akron is a city of almost 200,000 people (2019) in the Northeast Ohio region in Summit County. Akron is proud of its heritage as a center of industry, and now offers visitors a wide range of recreational and cultural attractions, food experiences, and shopping.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Akron
- The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (RRHOF), also simply referred to as the Rock Hall, is a museum and hall of fame located in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, United States, on the shore of Lake Erie.
- Cuyahoga Valley National Park is a national park of the United States in Ohio that reclaims and preserves the industrial, commercial, and rural landscape along the Cuyahoga River between Akron and Cleveland in Northeast…
- The Cleveland Museum of Art (CMA) is an art museum in Cleveland, Ohio, United States.
- The Pro Football Hall of Fame is the hall of fame for professional American football, located in Canton, Ohio.
- The James A. Garfield Memorial is the final resting place of assassinated President James A. Garfield, located in Lake View Cemetery in Cleveland, Ohio.
- The Akron Art Museum is an art museum in Akron, Ohio, United States.
- The Cleveland Metroparks Zoo is a 183-acre (74 ha) zoo in Cleveland, Ohio. The Zoo is divided into several areas: Australian Adventure; African Savanna; Northern Wilderness Trek, The Primate, Cat & Aquatics Building, Wat…
- First Ladies National Historic Site is a United States National Historic Site located in Canton, Ohio. During her residency in Washington, D.C.
- The Cleveland Museum of Natural History is a natural history museum in University Circle, a district of educational, cultural and medical institutions approximately five miles (8 km) east of Downtown Cleveland, Ohio, Uni…
- The McKinley National Memorial in Canton, Ohio, United States, is the final resting place of William McKinley, who served as the 25th president of the United States from 1897 to his assassination in 1901.
- The Cleveland Institute of Music (CIM) is a private music conservatory in Cleveland, Ohio.
- The Cleveland Cultural Gardens are a collection of public gardens located in Rockefeller Park in Cleveland, Ohio. In 1896, John D. Rockefeller donated the land the Cleveland Cultural Gardens occupies today.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Akron weather, compared with Chicago
Within 1° of Chicago on the annual average, so pack much as you would at home — but the two cities do not track each other month to month:
- January
- Akron 34°F · Chicago 31°F · 3° warmer
- April
- Akron 60°F · Chicago 59°F · 2° warmer
- July
- Akron 83°F · Chicago 84°F · much the same
- October
- Akron 62°F · Chicago 62°F · much the same
January bottoms out near 34°F — a real coat, not a layer.
Average daily highs, 1991–2020 station normals from Meteostat (CC BY 4.0), measured at each city's airport.
Planning a trip to Akron
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Akron is April–June and August–October, when daytime highs are a comfortable 60–82°F.
- How long to stay
- Akron rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Cuyahoga Valley National Park, and Cleveland Museum of Art and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Chicago to Akron?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Chicago (ORD) to Akron (CAK) on American, United.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Chicago to Akron?
- American, United fly nonstop between Chicago (ORD) and Akron (CAK).
- How many nonstop flights are there from Chicago to Akron?
- There are about 5 nonstop departures per day (roughly 35 per week) from Chicago to Akron.
- How far is Akron from Chicago?
- Akron is about 343 miles from Chicago by air.
- What is there to do in Akron?
- Popular things to do include Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Cleveland Museum of Art, Pro Football Hall of Fame, and more.
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