Direct Flights from Chicago to Morgantown
Morgantown · West Virginia
Nonstop service from ORD to MGW 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 Morgantown, and Chicago is one of them. From anywhere else you'd be connecting.
How long to go to Morgantown for, from Chicago
1h 25m in the air, 448 miles: short enough that a single night in Morgantown is worth it, and a day trip is not absurd.
About Morgantown
Morgantown is the third largest city in West Virginia, and is the county seat of Monongalia County. It is home to West Virginia University, the state's flagship public university and university with the largest student body in the state. The city has 30,347 residents (2020). As the largest city in the northern half of West Virginia, and sitting at the junction of I-79 and I-68, Morgantown serves as a major regional cultural center and hub for business, medicine, shopping and dining.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Morgantown
- Fallingwater is a house museum in Stewart Township in the Laurel Highlands of southwestern Pennsylvania, United States.
- Fort Necessity National Battlefield is a National Battlefield in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States, which preserves the site of the Battle of Fort Necessity.
- Ohiopyle State Park is a Pennsylvania state park situated on 20,500 acres between Chestnut Ridge and Laurel Hill in Dunbar, Henry Clay, and Stewart Townships, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, in the United States.
- Valley Falls State Park is a 1,145 acre (4.63 km²) day use facility sited along both banks of the Tygart Valley River. The park is located about 7 miles (11 km) south of exit 137 of I-79, near Fairmont, West Virginia.
- Mont Chateau State Park was formerly a state park located beside Cheat Lake in Monongalia County, West Virginia, USA.
- Laurel Caverns is the largest cave in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania by volume and area.
- Hovatter's Wildlife Zoo, also known as the West Virginia Zoo, is a zoo in Kingwood, West Virginia. The zoo is open seasonally from April to October, and on weekends in November.
- Ryerson Station State Park is a 1,164-acre (471 ha) Pennsylvania state park in Richhill Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania in the United States. It was previously home to Ronald J.
- Laurel Ridge State Park is a 13,625-acre (5,514 ha) Pennsylvania state park that with parcels in Cambria, Fayette, Somerset, and Westmoreland counties, Pennsylvania in the United States.
- Swallow Falls State Park is a Maryland state park located on the west bank of the Youghiogheny River nine miles (14 km) northwest of Oakland in Garrett County, Maryland, in the United States.
- Herrington Manor State Park is a Maryland state park on 365 acres (148 ha) in Garrett County, Maryland. The focal point of the park is 53-acre (21 ha) Herrington Lake.
- Deep Creek Lake State Park is a Maryland state park occupying more than 1,100 acres (450 ha) on the northeast side of Deep Creek Lake in Garrett County, Maryland, in the United States.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Morgantown weather, compared with Chicago
4° warmer than Chicago on average across the year, on daytime highs:
- January
- Morgantown 39°F · Chicago 31°F · 8° warmer
- April
- Morgantown 64°F · Chicago 59°F · 6° warmer
- July
- Morgantown 84°F · Chicago 84°F · much the same
- October
- Morgantown 65°F · Chicago 62°F · 3° warmer
January bottoms out near 39°F — a real coat, not a layer.
Average daily highs, 1991–2020 station normals from Meteostat (CC BY 4.0), measured at each city's airport.
Planning a trip to Morgantown
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Morgantown is April–June and September–October, when daytime highs are a comfortable 64–80°F.
- How long to stay
- Morgantown rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Fallingwater, Fort Necessity National Battlefield, and Ohiopyle State Park and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Chicago to Morgantown?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Chicago (ORD) to Morgantown (MGW) on United.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Chicago to Morgantown?
- United flies nonstop between Chicago (ORD) and Morgantown (MGW).
- How many nonstop flights are there from Chicago to Morgantown?
- There is about 1 nonstop departure per day (roughly 7 per week) from Chicago to Morgantown.
- How far is Morgantown from Chicago?
- Morgantown is about 448 miles from Chicago by air.
- What is there to do in Morgantown?
- Popular things to do include Fallingwater, Fort Necessity National Battlefield, Ohiopyle State Park, Valley Falls State Park, and more.
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