Direct Flights from Chicago to Kirksville
Kirksville · Missouri
Nonstop service from ORD to IRK on Contour. 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 3 cities fly direct to Kirksville, and Chicago is one of them. From anywhere else you'd be connecting.
How long to go to Kirksville for, from Chicago
1h 5m in the air, 275 miles: short enough that a single night in Kirksville is worth it, and a day trip is not absurd.
About Kirksville
Kirksville is a city in Northeast Missouri.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Kirksville
- Thousand Hills State Park is a public recreation area covering over 3,000 acres (1,200 ha) two miles (3.2 km) west of Kirksville in Adair County, Missouri.
- Long Branch State Park is a public recreation area occupying 1,828 acres (740 ha) adjacent to the Long Branch Reservoir in Macon County, Missouri.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Kirksville weather, compared with Chicago
Within 3° 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
- Kirksville 35°F · Chicago 31°F · 3° warmer
- April
- Kirksville 63°F · Chicago 59°F · 5° warmer
- July
- Kirksville 86°F · Chicago 84°F · 2° warmer
- October
- Kirksville 64°F · Chicago 62°F · 2° warmer
January 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 Kirksville
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Kirksville is April–May and September–October, when daytime highs are a comfortable 63–78°F.
- How long to stay
- A long weekend is plenty of time to see Kirksville, including Thousand Hills State Park and Long Branch State Park.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Chicago to Kirksville?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Chicago (ORD) to Kirksville (IRK) on Contour.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Chicago to Kirksville?
- Contour flies nonstop between Chicago (ORD) and Kirksville (IRK).
- How many nonstop flights are there from Chicago to Kirksville?
- There are about 2 nonstop departures per day (roughly 14 per week) from Chicago to Kirksville.
- How far is Kirksville from Chicago?
- Kirksville is about 275 miles from Chicago by air.
- What is there to do in Kirksville?
- Popular things to do include Thousand Hills State Park, Long Branch State Park, and more.
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