Direct Flights from Chicago to Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne · Indiana
Nonstop service from ORD to FWA on American, United. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
How rare is this nonstop?
Only 14 cities have a nonstop to Fort Wayne, so this is a route worth knowing about — most travelers connect to get there.
How long to go to Fort Wayne for, from Chicago
50m in the air, 156 miles: short enough that a single night in Fort Wayne is worth it, and a day trip is not absurd.
With roughly 7 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 Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne is a city in the northeastern part of Indiana, a state of the United States of America. It is 30 minutes from the western Ohio border and 70 minutes from the southern border of Michigan. With a population of around 260,000 in the city and 615,000 in the metropolitan area, it's Indiana's second largest city.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Fort Wayne
- The Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum is an automobile museum located in Auburn, Indiana, United States.
- Chain O’Lakes is an Indiana state park on 2,718 acres (11.00 km2) in Noble County, Indiana, in the United States.
- The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Fort Wayne, Indiana, in the United States, is the primary cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, headed by Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades.
- The Fort Wayne Zoo is a zoo in Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States. Since opening in 1965, the 1,000-animal zoo has been located on 40 acres (16 ha) in Fort Wayne's Franke Park.
- The Fort Wayne Museum of Art (FWMoA) is an American art museum located in downtown Fort Wayne, Indiana, Allen County, United States.
- The Foellinger–Freimann Botanical Conservatory is an enclosed conservatory in downtown Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States.
- Ouabache [wɑːbɑː'ʃi] is a state park in Indiana. It is located 30 miles (48 km) south of Fort Wayne, Indiana near Bluffton, Indiana.
- The Quayle Vice Presidential Learning Center, commonly referred to as the Dan Quayle Museum, is located at 815 Warren Street in Huntington, Indiana, where former Vice President Dan Quayle attended high school.
- Historic Forks of the Wabash is a historic museum park near Huntington, Indiana, that features several historic buildings, trails and remnants of the Wabash and Erie Canal.
- Auburn Community Mausoleum is a historic mausoleum located in Roselawn Cemetery at Auburn, Indiana.
- The Waterloo Community Mausoleum is a historic mausoleum located in Maplewood Cemetery in Waterloo, Indiana.
- Garrett Community Mausoleum is a historic mausoleum located in Calvary Cemetery at Garrett, Indiana. It was built in 1922, and is a one-story, cubic granite structure with simple Classical Revival style detail.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Fort Wayne 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
- Fort Wayne 33°F · Chicago 31°F · 2° warmer
- April
- Fort Wayne 61°F · Chicago 59°F · 3° warmer
- July
- Fort Wayne 84°F · Chicago 84°F · much the same
- October
- Fort Wayne 64°F · Chicago 62°F · 2° warmer
January bottoms out near 33°F — a real coat, not a layer.
Average daily highs, 1991–2020 station normals from Meteostat (CC BY 4.0), measured at the nearest weather station to each city.
Planning a trip to Fort Wayne
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Fort Wayne is April–June and September–October, when daytime highs are a comfortable 61–81°F.
- How long to stay
- Fort Wayne rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum, Chain O'Lakes State Park (Indiana), and Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Fort Wayne, Indiana) and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Chicago to Fort Wayne?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Chicago (ORD) to Fort Wayne (FWA) on American, United.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Chicago to Fort Wayne?
- American, United fly nonstop between Chicago (ORD) and Fort Wayne (FWA).
- How many nonstop flights are there from Chicago to Fort Wayne?
- There are about 7 nonstop departures per day (roughly 49 per week) from Chicago to Fort Wayne.
- How far is Fort Wayne from Chicago?
- Fort Wayne is about 156 miles from Chicago by air.
- What is there to do in Fort Wayne?
- Popular things to do include Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum, Chain O'Lakes State Park (Indiana), Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Fort Wayne, Indiana), Fort Wayne Zoo, and more.
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