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Flight from Chicago O'Hare Airport to Asheville

Flights from Illinois to North Carolina: the best tips from KAYAK users

Insights shared by verified travelers who flew the route from Illinois to North Carolina 
ZachFlew with American Airlines-Sep 2024
Charlotte is so crowded partially because of the tight banks American operates plus the construction and just the overall small footprint given the larger aircraft. Bring patience while transiting clt
Dr. JosephFlew with American Airlines-Jan 2024
Be prepared to walk long distances in Charlotte. Make sure your layover time is sufficient to transition between arrival and departure gates.

FAQs for booking flights from Illinois to North Carolina

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Illinois to North Carolina?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Illinois to North Carolina.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Illinois to North Carolina?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Illinois to North Carolina is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Illinois to North Carolina?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly from Illinois to North Carolina with an airline and back with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Illinois to North Carolina?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying from Illinois to North Carolina up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • Which airlines fly most frequently to North Carolina?

    Illinois and North Carolina are connected by different airlines. The airlines that fly that route the most regularly are American Airlines (197 flights per week), United Airlines (124 flights per week), and Air New Zealand (103 flights per week).

  • How many airports are there in North Carolina?

    There are 10 airports in North Carolina. The busiest airport is Charlotte Douglas Airport (CLT), with 57% of all flights arriving there.

  • Which is the cheapest airport to fly into in North Carolina?

    Prices will differ depending on the departure airport, but generally, the cheapest airport to fly to in North Carolina is Raleigh-Durham Airport (RDU), with an average flight price of $252.

  • What is the cheapest day to fly to North Carolina?

    Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to North Carolina is Friday where round-trip tickets can be as cheap as $305. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Monday, where round-trip prices are $485 on average.

  • What is the cheapest time of day to fly to North Carolina?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to North Carolina is generally in the afternoon, when round-trip flights cost $287 on average. Morning departures are around 13% cheaper than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to North Carolina is generally in the evening, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $369.

  • What is the cheapest flight to North Carolina?

    The cheapest ticket to North Carolina from Illinois found in the last 5 days was to Concord, at $96 round-trip. The most popular route is Chicago Midway Airport (MDW) to Charlotte (CLT) and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 5 days was $221.

  • What is the cheapest month to fly from Illinois to North Carolina?

    The cheapest month for flights from Illinois to North Carolina is April, when tickets cost $175 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are October and September, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $254 and $245 respectively.

  • How far in advance should I book a flight from Illinois to North Carolina?

    To get a below average price on the flight from Illinois to North Carolina, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 38% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 24 weeks before departure.

  • How many cities have direct flights to North Carolina?

    From Illinois, there are direct flights to North Carolina from 3 cities. The city with the most direct flights is Chicago, with 940 direct flights each week.

  • How many direct flights to North Carolina are there each day?

    There are around 138 direct flights from within Illinois to North Carolina every day. Most flights (36%) depart in the afternoon.

  • How many direct flights to North Carolina are there each week?

    Each week there are around 966 direct flights from within Illinois to North Carolina. The most common day for departures is Sunday, with 16% of flights taking off on this day.

  • How long is the flight to North Carolina?

    An average nonstop flight from Illinois to North Carolina takes 3h 47m, covering a distance of 626 miles. The shortest route is Chicago Midway Airport (MDW) to Knoxville (TYS) with an average flight time of 1h 25m.

  • How many long-haul flights are there to North Carolina each week?

    There are not any long-haul (6-12 hour flight duration) or medium-haul (3-6 hour flight duration) flights to North Carolina. Instead, there are 1,455 short-haul flights (up to 3 hour flight duration), with the most arriving from Chicago.

  • What are the most popular destinations in North Carolina?

    Based on KAYAK flight searches, the most popular destination is Charlotte (30% of total searches to North Carolina). The next most popular destinations are Raleigh (29%) and Knoxville (11%). Searches for flights to Asheville (9%), to Norfolk (8%) and to Myrtle Beach (5%) are also popular.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Illinois to North Carolina

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Illinois to North Carolina? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
8.0
SouthwestOverall score based on 4220 reviews
7.5Entertainment
7.0Food
8.0Comfort
8.6Crew
8.1Boarding
Airline reviews

Multiple delays due to weather in Chicago, but the crew did their best to get flights rescheduled and on to their destination. I felt like the crews handled a frustrating situation very well, kudos to them! I was very glad to not have a cancelled flight.

8.0 ExcellentEmmalee, Oct 2026
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Multiple delays due to weather in Chicago, but the crew did their best to get flights rescheduled and on to their destination. I felt like the crews handled a frustrating situation very well, kudos to them! I was very glad to not have a cancelled flight.

It was good. Last flight was delayed but I always say that is in God's plan

Plane was late. Zero service for 2+ hour flight and it was not that bumpy.

The staff was very friendly, professional, and courteous. The overall flight was a great experience.

southwest just starting charging for luggage. hadnt realized it until it was too late. now out $70 when i couldve bought a carry on if i wouldve known. free bags was one of the only reasons i chose southwest over another airline (the other being no assigned seats, which is apparently also being changed). stupid business decision. wont be flying southwest anymore.

Cluster mess boarding. Can't wait for SWA reserved seating. Internet didn't seem to work on the plane.

The price of the tickets isn't matching the flight experience. No matter how long the flight is, you're only getting pretzels. The flight attendants looked unkept and over it.

I liked the boarding by group and numbers. I didn't like my inability to guarantee our seats together. I didn't like the $8/flight for Internet, but I did appreciate the inflight movie options on their app. I didn't like that there were no charging stations on the seats during either of our flights. One flight was over 3 hours.

I never like the fact that if I don't check in exactly 24 hours before the flight time, I get to board C, and that means sitting between 2 individuals. I would like assigned seating in the airplanes.

Flight only half full. Room to spread out. Newer plane. Very satisfied.

I was exhausted from a long day. The flight was smooth. The first flight during my 3 week travel that took off on time.

Boarded early; and arrived home 40 mins early. After a long flight, it’s nice to be back home early. These flights have no amenities; no snacks. So need to bring your own

As I wrote earlier, poor planning and/or communication. At least twice, we were told that we would be boarding in less than ten minutes, only to have the flight again delayed at least another hour.

Great flight. Boarded efficiently. Arrived early at CLT. There was no in flight entertainment on this aircraft. Great crew.

It was a red-eye, but the flight felt surprisingly quick. The seats were very comfortable, and that made resting much easier. I also want to thank the gentleman seated next to me, who graciously moved so my mom could sit beside me. We slept almost the entire way. The cabin crew was respectful in not disturbing us, while also being courteous and professional throughout. Thank you, United.

They promise free wi-fi prior to boarding and then once on board you are informed you have to purchase wifi even after being a mileagePlus member.

Terrible. No customer service, no food, no drinks on a 6 hour premier economy booking.

left on time, reasonable boarding process arrived early luggage came out quickly

Compared with other carriers business class for an overnight was not worth the extra expense.

Nothing wrong with the flight itself. But due to 2+ hrs waiting in immigration and the additional security checkup in O’hare, I nearly missed the flight.

Terrible. We needed to change return flights due to an incoming hurricane. They would not refund our return flight.

The employees at Sioux Falls airport were friendly and helpful. As a veteran/retired military Allegiant allows two checked bags, one carry on bag and a seat on the plane all at no cost. The flight crew and pilots were friendly and very competent.

The check-in and flight crew employees are excellent. The flight was good and the seats were adequate.

My exit seat was very comfortable Coffee was to be purchased but sodas free 😏

It was on time. Flight was comfortable. Staff was nice. It was the way a flight should always be.

The plane had originated in Las Vegas at 6:30 in the morning and flew to Moline where we boarded. The flight left around 12:30 PM and there were no boxed snacks available and many of the alcoholic beverages were unavailable. I would find it hard to believe that that many of the passengers coming from Las Vegas at 6:30 in the morning, drank and ate that much of the items. I can only come to the conclusion that someone failed to stock the plane for the round-trip. This is a huge revenue failure for the airline and disappointment for the passengers. The flight crew did not seem happy to be there and did not engage with passengers. Allegiant you can do better.

Posted a 20minute delay but didn’t delay at all. Caused boarding issues and confusion. Also, didn’t release baggage. Took over an hour and 20 minutes to get luggage.

Actually, for the price, I'm willing to put up with a little discomfort (upright chairs) and at times inconveniences (like any airline), lack of entertainment (I can bring my own). My flight was non stop and smooth. I would fly this route again.

It’s a budget airline so adjust expectations accordingly. Nothing is without a fee but such is necessary for tickets to remain so affordable.

I went to lower my tray table and it was very nasty. Looks like some one had left some food on it and then just closed it up.

Ultimately fine but plane seemed dated and creaky and landing was hard…. At no time did I feel unsafe so thank you.

The airline was small and the seats were not comfortable to sit in for that length of time.

Overall, really good experience, on time and the comfort was there. Wi-Fi was easy to connect

Flight was delayed 5 hours only to be cancelled at 1:30am. I did not get on the rescheduled flight because of worry it would be delayed (which it was). I needed to drive home. Horrible.

They delayed my flight 6 hours and gave me $12 for food that I couldn't use it anywhere.

My seat was defective. The suppor was broken under the cushion so I road on metal for 4 hours

AA changes gates constantly at DFW. I got 5 or 6 gate changes. Fortunately the last few were all in the same terminal. I know DFW so it is not a big deal for me but it is a bit disturbing.

The flight up was great no issues. The flight back home was a cluster. I was told the plane I was waiting on was giving to another flight which caused me to miss my connection flight. Granted the airline did great with getting hotel and vouchr for food.

Crew in Columbia was not prepared for landing. It was a bit of a disaster and getting bags took forever.

I have long legs, my foot was out in the aisle and when a flight attendant came walking by and I didn't notice, instead of saying "excuse me" or anything like that, she kicked my foot. Extremely rude

Great flight, no problems. I wish they would increase the checked bag weight limit. Packing was very stressful.

When I was boarding my departure from Raleigh to Orlando I was inappropriately scolded by a female dog named Mia because I didn’t pay in advance for my carry on bag ($75). Frontiers website is confusing regarding pre-paying for carryons so it was a simple mistake. I also had paid for “upfront plus” meaning me and my son were seated in the front row with no one in the middle seat ($450 upgrade). When we were boarding Mia said “sir, you didn’t pay for your carryon” in a not so polite tone and told me to get out of line and come back to the counter to pay for my carryon. The way they had the retractable rope left me no room to circle back without making the people behind me move so I just stood there and then she said a second time “sir!! Go pay for your carryon” in an embarrassing tone. I then moved their rope so I could get back to the counter when a second female dog then asked “are you done!?!?” because I had said “do you want me to bulldoze the people behind me?” I then said you do realize I paid over $400 for upfront plus so I was certainly not trying to sneak a carryon bag without paying. Long story short, I am soooo done with discount airlines!!! By the time you pay for all the “extras” you might as well have paid for Delta Southwest or American! Frontier airlines sucks and I was embarrassed by a female dog named Mia!!!

The crew acted like they had never done this and kept barking passive aggressive orders at people. + the security line + the delay + sitting on the tarmac for 2 hours + none of the apps or signage updating with correct times

Everyone seemed to be in zone 1 for boarding. Maybe break it up a little. Otherwise, smooth flight.

Finally a Frontier on time and efficient. I've had problems before with your airline, but this time everything went fine.

Frontier is terrible. Paid for exit row, not given exit row, refused to refund fee.

One crew member was rude about our bags. Be nice about it. We don’t fly a lot. And the fact that you have to pay for a carry on is ridiculous

The flight attendant was arguing with a passenger before takeoff. The passenger was frustrated but the flight attendant should have handled it with grace, but instead she was nasty and rude. The seats were comfortable and the flight was uneventful. I wish we didn’t have to pay for drinks or snacks but that’s what you get with a budget airline.

Did not get the extra leg room i paid for.

Direct flight I like, Did not like all the delays

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