Raleigh to Chicago Flight Time, Distance, Route Map

Flight time from Raleigh, United States to Chicago, United States is 1 hours 17 minutes under avarage conditions. Our flight time calculator assumes an average flight speed for a commercial airliner of 500 mph, which is equivalent to 805 km/hr or 434 knots. Actual flight times may vary depending on aircraft type, cruise speed, routing, weather conditions, passenger load, and other factors.

What is the Flight Distance Between Raleigh and Chicago?

The flight distance from Raleigh (United States) to Chicago (United States) is 642 miles. This is equivalent to 1032 kilometers or 557 nautical miles. The calculated distance (air line) is the straight line distance or direct flight distance between cities. The nearest airport to Raleigh, is Raleigh/Durham Airport (RDU) and the nearest airport to Chicago, is Midway Airport (MDW).

Raleigh - Chicago Timezones & Time Difference

Current local time in Raleigh is 2025-12-05, 03:05:44 EST
Current local time in Chicago is 2025-12-05, 02:05:44 CST.
Time difference between Raleigh (United States) and Chicago (United States) is 1 Hours.
Chicago time is 1 Hours behind Raleigh.

Raleigh to Chicago Flight Route Map

Flight map from Raleigh, United States to Chicago, United States is given below.
Click the map to view Raleigh to Chicago nonstop flight path and travel direction.

The distance between cities calculated based on their latitudes and longitudes. This is also called distance as the crow flies. Bird flight distance is calculated by drawing a straight line between two point coordinates. The length of this drawn line will give the shortest distance value. This distance may be very much different from the actual travel distance.


Raleigh GPS Coordinates: Latitude: N 35° 46' 46.5'' Longitude: W 78° 38' 17.4''
Chicago GPS Coordinates: Latitude: N 41° 52' 41.2'' Longitude: W 87° 37' 47.3''

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