Direct Flights from Chicago to Chattanooga
Chattanooga · Tennessee
Nonstop service from ORD to CHA on American, United. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
How rare is this nonstop?
Only 15 cities have a nonstop to Chattanooga, so this is a route worth knowing about — most travelers connect to get there.
How long to go to Chattanooga for, from Chicago
1h 30m in the air, 501 miles — a Friday-evening departure still leaves you most of the evening in Chattanooga. Two nights works.
With roughly 4 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 Chattanooga
Chattanooga is the 4th largest city in Tennessee. It is the seat of Hamilton County. It is in Southeast Tennessee on the Tennessee River and near the border of Georgia. It was immortalized in the popular 1941 song "Chattanooga Choo Choo", made famous by Glenn Miller.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Chattanooga
- Russell Cave National Monument is a U.S. national monument in northeastern Alabama, United States, close to the city of Bridgeport.
- The Tennessee Aquarium is a non-profit public aquarium located in Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States.
- The Hunter Museum of American Art is an art museum in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The museum's collections include works representing the Hudson River School, 19th century genre painting, American Impressionism, the Ashcan S…
- The Chattanooga Zoo at Warner Park is a 13-acre (5.3 ha) zoological park located in Warner Park in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
- Raccoon Mountain Caverns is a cave located in Chattanooga, Tennessee in a band of Mississippian Period limestone, part of the Cumberland Plateau.
- Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, located in northwestern Georgia and southeastern Tennessee, preserves the sites of two major battles of the American Civil War: the Battle of Chickamauga and the Siege…
- Lake Winnepesaukah, often shortened to Lake Winnie, is an amusement park and water park located in Rossville, Georgia, United States. The park opened in 1925, and has been owned by the Dixon family since its inception.
- The Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum is a railroad museum and heritage railroad located in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
- The Wilder Brigade Monument is a large public monument located at the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park in Walker County, Georgia, United States.
- Resaca Confederate Cemetery in Resaca, Georgia is the burial place of over 450 Confederate soldiers who died during the American Civil War.
- Chattanooga National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located near the center of the city of Chattanooga in Hamilton County, Tennessee.
- Cloudland Canyon State Park is a 3,485 acres (14.10 km2) Georgia state park located near Trenton and Cooper Heights on the western edge of Lookout Mountain.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Chattanooga weather, compared with Chicago
13° warmer than Chicago on average across the year, on daytime highs:
- January
- Chattanooga 51°F · Chicago 31°F · 20° warmer
- April
- Chattanooga 73°F · Chicago 59°F · 15° warmer
- July
- Chattanooga 90°F · Chicago 84°F · 6° warmer
- October
- Chattanooga 74°F · Chicago 62°F · 12° warmer
Chattanooga is the steadier of the two, moving 39° between its coldest and warmest months where Chicago moves 53°.
Average daily highs, 1991–2020 station normals from Meteostat (CC BY 4.0), measured at each city's airport.
Planning a trip to Chattanooga
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Chattanooga is March–May and October–November, when daytime highs are a comfortable 62–81°F.
- How long to stay
- Chattanooga rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Russell Cave National Monument, Tennessee Aquarium, and Hunter Museum of American Art and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Chicago to Chattanooga?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Chicago (ORD) to Chattanooga (CHA) on American, United.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Chicago to Chattanooga?
- American, United fly nonstop between Chicago (ORD) and Chattanooga (CHA).
- How many nonstop flights are there from Chicago to Chattanooga?
- There are about 4 nonstop departures per day (roughly 28 per week) from Chicago to Chattanooga.
- How far is Chattanooga from Chicago?
- Chattanooga is about 501 miles from Chicago by air.
- What is there to do in Chattanooga?
- Popular things to do include Russell Cave National Monument, Tennessee Aquarium, Hunter Museum of American Art, Chattanooga Zoo at Warner Park, and more.
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