Direct Flights from Chicago to State College
State College · Pennsylvania
Nonstop service from ORD to SCE 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 3 cities fly direct to State College, and Chicago is one of them. From anywhere else you'd be connecting.
How long to go to State College for, from Chicago
1h 35m in the air, 527 miles — a Friday-evening departure still leaves you most of the evening in State College. Two nights works.
With roughly 4 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 State College
State College is a home rule municipality in Centre County, Pennsylvania. Along with the adjoining College Township, it is home to the University Park campus of the Pennsylvania State University.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in State College
- Black Moshannon State Park is a 3,480-acre (1,410 ha) Pennsylvania state park in Rush Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States.
- The Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament is a Roman Catholic cathedral located at One Cathedral Square in Altoona, Pennsylvania.
- Lakemont Park is an amusement park located in Altoona, Pennsylvania, United States. The park opened in 1894 as a trolley park and later added its first rides in 1899.
- The American Philatelic Research Library (APRL), based in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, is the largest public philatelic library in the United States.
- The Arboretum at Penn State, which contains the H.O. Smith Botanic Gardens, is a new arboretum at Pennsylvania State University adjacent to its University Park campus in State College, Pennsylvania.
- The Palmer Museum of Art is the art museum of The Pennsylvania State University, located on the University Park campus in State College, Pennsylvania.
- Tussey Mountain is a ski resort and all-seasons recreation area located in Boalsburg, Centre County, Pennsylvania, near State College and Penn State University and is the gateway to the Rothrock State Forest.
- Greenwood Furnace State Park is a 423-acre (171 ha) Pennsylvania state park in Jackson Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, in the United States.
- Trough Creek State Park is a 554 acres (224 ha) Pennsylvania state park in Cass, Penn and Todd Townships, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania in the United States.
- Prince Gallitzin State Park is a 6,467-acre (2,617 ha) Pennsylvania state park with acreage in both Chest and White Townships in Cambria County of West Central Pennsylvania in the United States, near both Gallitzin Borou…
- Whipple Dam State Park is a Pennsylvania state park on 256 acres (104 ha) in Jackson Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania in the United States.
- Poe Valley State Park is a 620-acre (251 ha) Pennsylvania state park in Penn Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania in the United States. The park is surrounded by Bald Eagle State Forest.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
State College 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
- State College 33°F · Chicago 31°F · 2° warmer
- April
- State College 60°F · Chicago 59°F · 2° warmer
- July
- State College 82°F · Chicago 84°F · 2° colder
- October
- State College 62°F · Chicago 62°F · much the same
January bottoms out near 33°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 State College
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit State College is April–October, when daytime highs are a comfortable 60–82°F.
- How long to stay
- State College rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Black Moshannon State Park, Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament (Altoona, Pennsylvania), and Lakemont Park and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Chicago to State College?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Chicago (ORD) to State College (SCE) on United.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Chicago to State College?
- United flies nonstop between Chicago (ORD) and State College (SCE).
- How many nonstop flights are there from Chicago to State College?
- There are about 4 nonstop departures per day (roughly 28 per week) from Chicago to State College.
- How far is State College from Chicago?
- State College is about 527 miles from Chicago by air.
- What is there to do in State College?
- Popular things to do include Black Moshannon State Park, Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament (Altoona, Pennsylvania), Lakemont Park, American Philatelic Research Library, and more.
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