Direct Flights from Chicago to Wichita
Wichita · Kansas
Nonstop service from ORD and MDW to ICT on American, Southwest, United. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
Which airports fly this route
Chicago has 2 airports with nonstop service to Wichita. Fares differ by airport — each row opens that exact search on Kayak.
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- Find flights ↗ORDICTChicago O'Hare International
- Find flights ↗MDWICTChicago Midway International
How rare is this nonstop?
16 cities have a nonstop to Wichita, Chicago among them.
How long to go to Wichita for, from Chicago
1h 40m in the air, 587 miles — a Friday-evening departure still leaves you most of the evening in Wichita. Two nights works.
With roughly 6 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 Wichita
Wichita is the largest city in Kansas — since Kansas City is divided between the states of Kansas and Missouri. It is not the biggest or flashiest city in the US, but it is a medium-sized city with a small-town feel. It offers much to tourists with its variety of attractions.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Wichita
- The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, also known as St. Mary's Cathedral, is a Catholic cathedral in Wichita, Kansas, United States. It is the seat of the Diocese of Wichita.
- The Sedgwick County Zoo is an AZA-accredited wildlife park and major attraction in Wichita, Kansas, United States.
- The Wichita Art Museum is an art museum located in Wichita, Kansas. Exclusively focused on American art, its collection comprises over 12,000 items, a selection of which is displayed across 31,500 sq. ft. of galleries.
- The Great Plains Transportation Museum ("GPTM") is a railroad museum in Wichita, Kansas, United States. It is also bome to the Kansas Railroad Hall of Fame.
- Wild West World was a Wild West theme park in Park City, Kansas that opened on May 5, 2007 and closed on July 9, 2007.
- The Kansas Aviation Museum is a museum located in Wichita, Kansas, near 31st South and George Washington Blvd. The building, designed by Glen H. Thomas, served as Wichita Municipal Airport's terminal from 1935 to 1954.
- Tanganyika Wildlife Park is a privately-owned zoological park and wildlife attraction located in Goddard, Kansas, United States. The park was founded by Jim and Sherri Fouts.
- Exploration Place is a science museum located on the west side of the Arkansas River in the Delano neighborhood of Wichita, Kansas, United States. It is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit institution.
- The Edwin A. Ulrich Museum of Art is a modern and contemporary art museum located on the campus of Wichita State University in Wichita, Kansas.
- The Bartlett Arboretum is a historic, nonprofit arboretum located in Belle Plaine, Kansas, United States. It is privately owned, and open to the public seasonally, as well as upon special request.
- Botanica, The Wichita Gardens was opened in 1987 as a collaboration between the Wichita Area Garden Council and the City of Wichita.
- Cheney State Park is a state park of Kansas in the United States. Completed in 1964, the park is located in Kingman and Reno counties in Kansas, 5 miles north of Cheney and 20 miles west of Wichita.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Wichita weather, compared with Chicago
10° warmer than Chicago on average across the year, on daytime highs:
- January
- Wichita 44°F · Chicago 31°F · 13° warmer
- April
- Wichita 68°F · Chicago 59°F · 10° warmer
- July
- Wichita 93°F · Chicago 84°F · 9° warmer
- October
- Wichita 71°F · Chicago 62°F · 8° warmer
January bottoms out near 44°F — a real coat, not a layer.
Average daily highs, 1991–2020 station normals from Meteostat (CC BY 4.0), measured at the nearest weather station to each city.
Planning a trip to Wichita
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Wichita is April–May and October, when daytime highs are a comfortable 68–78°F.
- How long to stay
- Wichita rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Wichita, Kansas), Sedgwick County Zoo, and Wichita Art Museum and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Chicago to Wichita?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Chicago (ORD, MDW) to Wichita (ICT) on American, Southwest, United.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Chicago to Wichita?
- American, Southwest, United fly nonstop between Chicago (ORD, MDW) and Wichita (ICT).
- Which Chicago airport has nonstop flights to Wichita?
- You can leave from 2 Chicago airports: ORD (Chicago O'Hare International) on American, United; MDW (Chicago Midway International) on Southwest.
- How many nonstop flights are there from Chicago to Wichita?
- There are about 6 nonstop departures per day (roughly 42 per week) from Chicago to Wichita.
- How far is Wichita from Chicago?
- Wichita is about 587 miles from Chicago by air.
- What is there to do in Wichita?
- Popular things to do include Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Wichita, Kansas), Sedgwick County Zoo, Wichita Art Museum, Great Plains Transportation Museum, and more.
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