Direct Flights from Chicago to Ironwood
Ironwood · Michigan
Nonstop service from ORD to IWD on Denver Air Connection. 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 Ironwood, and Chicago is one of them. From anywhere else you'd be connecting.
How long to go to Ironwood for, from Chicago
1h 10m in the air, 333 miles: short enough that a single night in Ironwood is worth it, and a day trip is not absurd.
The schedule narrows it further. This route does not fly daily, so assuming the return runs the same days, your trip is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 nights — or a full week. Worth checking before you book time off.
About Ironwood
The Gogebic Range is a historical iron mining area that comprises parts of Gogebic County in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, and Iron County, Wisconsin. The largest city in the area is Ironwood, Michigan, though there are several other smaller cities within the vicinity.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Ironwood
- Big Bay State Park is a state park of Wisconsin, United States, on Madeline Island, the largest of 22 Apostle Islands in Lake Superior.
- Copper Falls State Park is a state park in Ashland County, Wisconsin, United States.
- Big Powderhorn Mountain is a 250-acre (1.0 km2) ski resort located in Gogebic County in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, within Bessemer Township and Ironwood Township.
- Snowriver Mountain Resort is located in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan in Wakefield Township, Gogebic County.
- Noquebay was a wooden schooner barge that sank in Lake Superior in Chequamegon Bay off Stockton Island. The wreck site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.
- The Porcupine Mountains, or Porkies, are a group of small mountains spanning the northwestern Upper Peninsula of Michigan in Ontonagon and Gogebic counties, near the shore of Lake Superior.
- Lake Gogebic State Park is a public recreation area covering 360 acres (150 ha) in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
- The Whitecap Mountains is a ski resort located in the community of Upson, Iron County, Wisconsin.
- Snowriver Mountain Resort is located in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan in Wakefield Township, Gogebic County.
- Antelope was a Great Lakes steamship that later was converted into a schooner barge) and sank in Lake Superior near the Apostle Islands in 1897.
- The R.G. Stewart was a commercial packet steamer. On June 4, 1899, it caught fire and sank in Lake Superior, off the coast of Michigan Island in Chequamegon Bay.
- The Moonlight was a schooner that sank in Lake Superior off the coast of Michigan Island. The wreckage site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Ironwood weather, compared with Chicago
9° cooler than Chicago on average across the year, on daytime highs:
- January
- Ironwood 22°F · Chicago 31°F · 9° colder
- April
- Ironwood 49°F · Chicago 59°F · 10° colder
- July
- Ironwood 77°F · Chicago 84°F · 7° colder
- October
- Ironwood 52°F · Chicago 62°F · 10° colder
January bottoms out near 22°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 Ironwood
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Ironwood is May–September, when daytime highs are a comfortable 63–77°F.
- How long to stay
- Ironwood rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Big Bay State Park, Copper Falls State Park, and Big Powderhorn Mountain and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Chicago to Ironwood?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Chicago (ORD) to Ironwood (IWD) on Denver Air Connection.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Chicago to Ironwood?
- Denver Air Connection flies nonstop between Chicago (ORD) and Ironwood (IWD).
- How many nonstop flights are there from Chicago to Ironwood?
- There is about 1 nonstop departure per day (roughly 7 per week) from Chicago to Ironwood.
- How far is Ironwood from Chicago?
- Ironwood is about 333 miles from Chicago by air.
- How many days can I spend in Ironwood flying from Chicago?
- Because this route doesn't operate daily, your trip is effectively 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 nights — or a full week — assuming the return flies the same days as the outbound.
- What is there to do in Ironwood?
- Popular things to do include Big Bay State Park, Copper Falls State Park, Big Powderhorn Mountain, Snowriver Mountain Resort, and more.
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