Direct Flights from Chicago to Shenandoah Valley
Nonstop service from ORD to SHD on American. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
About Shenandoah Valley
Staunton is an independent city in the U.S. Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 25,750. In Virginia, independent cities are separate jurisdictions from the counties that surround them, so the government offices of Augusta County are in Verona, which is contiguous to Staunton. Staunton is a principal city of the Staunton-Stuarts Draft Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had a 2020 population of 125,433. Staunton is known for being the birthplace of Woodrow Wilson, the 28th U.S.
Top things to do in Shenandoah Valley
- The Robert E. Lee Monument was an outdoor bronze equestrian statue of Confederate general Robert E.
- Market Street Park, known as Lee Park until 2017, and as Emancipation Park from June 2017 to July 2018, is a public park in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States.
- The Fralin Museum of Art is an art museum at the University of Virginia. Before 2012, it was known as the University of Virginia Art Museum. It occupies the historic Thomas H.
- Grand Caverns, formerly known as Weyer's Cave, is located in the central Shenandoah Valley in the town of Grottoes, Virginia, United States.
- Endless Caverns is a commercial show cave located three miles (4.8 km) south of New Market, Virginia, United States.
- The Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection of the University of Virginia houses one of the finest Indigenous Australian art collections in the world, rivaling many of the collections held in Australia.
- The Frontier Culture Museum of Virginia is the biggest open-air museum in the Shenandoah Valley.
- The Our Lady of the Angels Monastery is a 507 acres (205 ha) Trappistine monastery near Crozet, Virginia, which sits in a small valley of the Blue Ridge Mountains near Route 64. They are cloistered from the public.
- The Paine Run Rockshelter (44-AU-158) is an archaeological site in Shenandoah National Park, in Augusta County, Virginia, United States.
- The Memorial to Enslaved Laborers is a memorial in honor of those enslaved African Americans who helped build and worked at the University of Virginia, in Charlottesville, Virginia.
- The Blackrock Springs Site (44-AU-167) is an archaeological site in Shenandoah National Park, in Augusta County, Virginia, United States.
- Boxerwood Nature Center and Woodland Garden is a 15-acre (6.1 ha) arboretum featuring both native and unusual plant specimens, located within a larger preserve at 963 Ross Road near Lexington in Rockbridge County, Virgin…
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Planning a trip to Shenandoah Valley
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Shenandoah Valley is April–May and September–October, when daytime highs are a comfortable 67–79°F.
- How long to stay
- Shenandoah Valley rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Robert E. Lee Monument (Charlottesville, Virginia), Market Street Park, and Fralin Museum of Art and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Chicago to Shenandoah Valley?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Chicago (ORD) to Shenandoah Valley (SHD) on American.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Chicago to Shenandoah Valley?
- American flies nonstop between Chicago (ORD) and Shenandoah Valley (SHD).
- How far is Shenandoah Valley from Chicago?
- Shenandoah Valley is about 540 miles from Chicago by air.
- What is there to do in Shenandoah Valley?
- Popular things to do include Robert E. Lee Monument (Charlottesville, Virginia), Market Street Park, Fralin Museum of Art, Grand Caverns, and more.
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