Distance from Chicago to New York City
Flying the shortest possible route, New York City lies 1,146 km (712 miles, 619 nautical miles) from Chicago — the great-circle distance between their coordinates.
The numbers
- Great-circle distance
- 1,146 km · 712 mi · 619 nmi
- Initial bearing Chicago → New York City
- 92° (E)
- Initial bearing New York City → Chicago
- 281° (W)
- Nonstop flight (rough estimate)
- ≈ 2 h 00 min
- Time zones
- Chicago UTC-06:00 · New York City UTC-05:00 (+1 h)
- Sunrise gap today
- 57 min — the sun rises later in Chicago
Flight time is a cruise-speed approximation (no routing/wind); driving distance depends on roads and is typically 20–40% longer than great-circle.
The two cities
- Chicago
- 41.8500, -87.6500
- Sunrise / sunset today
- 12:32 UTC / 22:38 UTC
- New York City
- 40.7143, -74.0060
- Sunrise / sunset today
- 11:35 UTC / 21:46 UTC
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Distances here are straight-line (great-circle). Road routes typically run 1.2–1.4× longer — here's why, with the visual.