Direct Flights from Chicago to Cody
Cody · Wyoming
Nonstop service from ORD to COD on United. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
How rare is this nonstop?
This is a rare nonstop: only 2 cities fly direct to Cody, and Chicago is one of them. From anywhere else you'd be connecting.
How long to go to Cody for, from Chicago
2h 40m in the air, 1,074 miles. That is a long weekend without much friction, though three nights beats two once you add the airport time at both ends.
Cody is 4,422 ft higher than Chicago, at 5,102 ft. Enough that a first-day hike or a hard workout will feel harder than it does at home, and enough that alcohol goes further.
About Cody
Cody is in Northwest Wyoming, close to the east side Yellowstone National Park. Unlike Jackson, with its pet spas and high-end shopping, Cody is more authentically cowboy. Cody is famous for its rodeo, which occurs nightly during the summer, and for its proximity to fantastic wilderness adventures in Yellowstone and in the national forests surrounding the park.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Cody
- The Buffalo Bill Center of the West, formerly known as the Buffalo Bill Historical Center, is a complex of five museums and a research library featuring art and artifacts of the American West located in Cody, Wyoming.
- Mummy Cave is a rock shelter and archeological site in Park County, Wyoming, United States, near the eastern entrance to Yellowstone National Park. The site is adjacent to the concurrent U.S.
- Buffalo Bill State Park is a public recreation area surrounding the reservoir formed by the Buffalo Bill Dam, an impoundment of the Shoshone River, in Park County, Wyoming.
- The Horner Site, also known as the Creek Site and Horner's Corner Site, and designated by the Smithsonian trinomial 48PA29, is an important archaeological site near Cody, Wyoming, United States.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Cody weather, compared with Chicago
Within 2° 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
- Cody 37°F · Chicago 31°F · 5° warmer
- April
- Cody 54°F · Chicago 59°F · 5° colder
- July
- Cody 84°F · Chicago 84°F · much the same
- October
- Cody 56°F · Chicago 62°F · 6° colder
December bottoms out near 35°F — a real coat, not a layer.
Daily highs averaged from Meteostat station records (CC BY 4.0), measured at each city's airport.
Planning a trip to Cody
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Cody is May–June and August–September, when daytime highs are a comfortable 62–81°F.
- How long to stay
- A long weekend is plenty of time to see Cody, including Buffalo Bill Center of the West, Mummy Cave, and Buffalo Bill State Park.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Chicago to Cody?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Chicago (ORD) to Cody (COD) on United.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Chicago to Cody?
- United flies nonstop between Chicago (ORD) and Cody (COD).
- How far is Cody from Chicago?
- Cody is about 1,074 miles from Chicago by air.
- What is there to do in Cody?
- Popular things to do include Buffalo Bill Center of the West, Mummy Cave, Buffalo Bill State Park, Horner site, and more.
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