Nonstop flights from Chicago to Los Angeles

5 airlines fly from 2 Chicago airports (ORD and MDW) to Los Angeles (LAX), with up to 29 flights a day.

ORDLAX

Routes

2 airport pairs

When they leave

Chicago time

5:55a10:35pFirst departure 5:55 AM, last 10:35 PM

12 in the morning, 5:55 AM to 11:49 AM, then nine in the afternoon, 12:20 PM to 4:45 PM, then 11 in the evening, 5:15 PM to 10:35 PM.

Every flight

Earliest first

5:55 AM→8:22 AMORD to LAXUnited AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 9Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
6:00 AM→8:15 AMMDW to LAXSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Sun
6:00 AM→8:19 AMORD to LAXAmerican AirlinesAirbus A321Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
7:00 AM→9:15 AMMDW to LAXSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Mon, Thu, Fri
7:00 AM→9:35 AMORD to LAXUnited AirlinesAirbus A321neoTue, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
7:00 AM→9:21 AMORD to LAXAmerican AirlinesAirbus A321Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
7:29 AM→9:55 AMORD to LAXDelta Air LinesBoeing 737Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
8:50 AM→11:23 AMORD to LAXUnited AirlinesBoeing 757Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
9:00 AM→11:21 AMORD to LAXAmerican AirlinesBoeing 737Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
10:00 AM→12:20 PMORD to LAXAmerican AirlinesAirbus A321Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
10:05 AM→12:25 PMMDW to LAXSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737-700Sat
10:10 AM→12:30 PMMDW to LAXSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Mon, Thu, Fri, Sun
10:15 AM→12:35 PMMDW to LAXSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Tue, Wed
10:27 AM→1:00 PMORD to LAXUnited AirlinesBoeing 757Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
11:49 AM→2:11 PMORD to LAXAmerican AirlinesBoeing 737Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
12:20 PM→2:35 PMMDW to LAXSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737-700Tue, Wed
1:03 PM→3:35 PMORD to LAXUnited AirlinesAirbus A321neoTue, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
2:00 PM→4:32 PMORD to LAXUnited AirlinesAirbus A321neoTue, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
2:36 PM→5:08 PMORD to LAXDelta Air LinesBoeing 737Thu, Fri, Sun
2:50 PM→5:05 PMMDW to LAXSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Sat, Sun
3:00 PM→5:37 PMORD to LAXUnited AirlinesAirbus A321neoTue, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
3:22 PM→5:44 PMORD to LAXAmerican AirlinesAirbus A321neoTue, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
3:48 PM→6:25 PMORD to LAXUnited AirlinesAirbus A321neoTue, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
4:45 PM→7:21 PMORD to LAXUnited AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 9Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
5:15 PM→7:30 PMMDW to LAXSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Tue, Wed
5:16 PM→7:39 PMORD to LAXAmerican AirlinesBoeing 737Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
5:52 PM→8:25 PMORD to LAXUnited AirlinesBoeing 757Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
5:55 PM→8:15 PMMDW to LAXSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Mon, Thu, Fri
6:48 PM→9:25 PMORD to LAXDelta Air LinesBoeing 737Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
7:00 PM→9:26 PMORD to LAXAmerican AirlinesAirbus A321Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
7:50 PM→10:25 PMORD to LAXUnited AirlinesAirbus A321neoTue, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
8:45 PM→11:05 PMMDW to LAXSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737-700Daily
9:06 PM→11:25 PMORD to LAXAmerican AirlinesAirbus A321Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
9:20 PM→12:04 AM⁺¹ORD to LAXFrontier AirlinesResumes Nov 20Airbus A321neoTue, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
10:35 PM→12:58 AM⁺¹ORD to LAXAmerican AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun

Schedules last checked Sep 19, 2026. Times are local.

Flying from Chicago to Los Angeles

United Airlines flies most often, 55 times a week on the Airbus A321neo, Boeing 757 and Boeing 737 MAX 9. American Airlines flies 50 times a week on the Airbus A321, Boeing 737, Airbus A321neo and Boeing 737 MAX 8. Southwest Airlines flies 3 to 4 times a day on the Boeing 737 MAX 8 and Boeing 737-700. Delta Air Lines flies 13 times a week on the Boeing 737. Frontier Airlines flies 5 times a week on the Airbus A321neo.

Flights run every day of the week, from 4 on Mondays and Wednesdays to 29 on Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays. The first arrival in Los Angeles is at 8:15 AM and the last at 12:58 AM the next day.

ORD to LAX is the busiest airport pair, with 123 flights a week, then MDW to LAX with 27.

On ORD to LAX, Frontier Airlines is back on Nov 20.

Flying back, Los Angeles to Chicago has 191 nonstop flights a week.

Return flights

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Schedules as of Oct 9, 2026.