Chicago to Orange County.
Distance
1,498 nm
great circle
Flight time
3h 25m
heavy jet
light jet 3h 45m
Nonstop cabins
5 of 7
no fuel stop
Smallest nonstop
Light Jet
3h 45m
1,498 nautical miles from Chicago Executive to John Wayne Orange County Intl. Nonstop range splits the fleet here. 5 of seven cabins go straight through, the other 2 cabins plan a fuel stop.
What flies it
Block time is gate to gate. Each row is cruise plus 21 minutes for taxi, climb and approach. At 1,498 nautical miles range comes before cabin preference. The quickest cabin that holds it without stopping is a heavy jet at 3h 25m. A light jet holds it nonstop at 3h 45m, 20 minutes behind the heavy jet. Nonstop is judged against 85 percent of the low end of each category range band rather than a brochure maximum.
| Cabin | Passengers | Time | PWK to SNA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy Jet | 10 to 14 | 3h 25m | Nonstop |
| Super Midsize | 8 to 10 | 3h 30m | Nonstop |
| Midsize Jet | 8 to 9 | 3h 40m | Nonstop |
| Super Light Jet | 7 to 9 | 3h 40m | Nonstop |
| Light Jet | 6 to 8 | 3h 45m | Nonstop |
| Twin Turboprop | 6 to 9 | 5h 05m | One fuel stop |
| Single Turboprop | 6 to 9 | 5h 15m | One fuel stop |
The cabins that stop here are Twin Turboprop and Single Turboprop. The times above are air time, so add roughly forty minutes on the ground for the fuel stop. Moving up one cabin class removes it, and we will lay out both.
Other lanes off these cities
Boston to Orange County
2,235 nm · 4h 55m
New York to Orange County
2,115 nm · 4h 40m
Miami to Orange County
2,002 nm · 4h 25m
Fort Lauderdale to Orange County
2,001 nm · 4h 25m
Orange County to Palm Beach
1,976 nm · 4h 25m
Orange County to Washington
1,964 nm · 4h 20m
Orange County to Orlando
1,893 nm · 4h 15m
Orange County to Sarasota
1,855 nm · 4h 10m