Los Angeles International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport flight plan

This Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 flight takes you from Los Angeles International Airport (KLAX) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (KORD), a long flight of about 1,513 nautical miles (2,802 km). Allow about 3h 22m in the air in the Airbus A320. That works out at an average groundspeed of around 449 knots over the whole flight. Cruise is planned at FL370 (37,000 ft). The plan is filed under IFR rules.

Leaving KLAX you head north east. The straight line distance between the two airports is about 1,513 nautical miles, so this route is almost a direct line. Los Angeles International Airport sits at 125 ft and Chicago O'Hare International Airport at 680 ft above sea level, which is worth knowing when you set your approach and landing performance.

The route uses 5 waypoints, from LAX to OBK. The highest altitude set on any waypoint is FL370 (37,000 ft).

To fly it in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, download the .pln file from the export panel and load it from the flight plan menu on the World Map. You can also copy the route string into your own planning tools, or import the plan into SimBrief.