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$201 Find cheap flights from Chicago O'Hare Airport to Fairbanks

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from O'Hare Intl to Fairbanks departing on 6/21. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel. Click the price to replicate the search for this deal.
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Cheap flight deals from O'Hare Intl to Fairbanks (ORD-FAI)

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from O'Hare Intl to Fairbanks that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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7:00 am - 2:07 pmORD-FAI
10h 07m1 stop
10:05 pm - 11:42 amFAI-ORD
10h 37m1 stop
$404Delta
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Sat, Aug 10 - Mon, Aug 19
7:00 am - 12:18 amORD-FAI
20h 18m1 stop
10:05 pm - 8:34 amFAI-ORD
7h 29m1 stop
$407Delta
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Tue, Aug 13 - Tue, Aug 20
7:05 am - 8:54 pmORD-FAI
16h 49m2 stops
10:05 pm - 8:34 amFAI-ORD
7h 29m1 stop
$409Delta
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Sat, Aug 10 - Tue, Aug 20
2:18 pm - 1:49 pmORD-FAI
26h 31m2 stops
1:02 pm - 4:15 pmFAI-ORD
24h 13m2 stops
$412Alaska Airlines
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Fri, Sep 20 - Mon, Sep 23
7:05 am - 8:54 pmORD-FAI
16h 49m2 stops
10:05 pm - 4:43 pmFAI-ORD
15h 38m2 stops
$414Delta
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Sat, Aug 10 - Thu, Aug 22
12:59 am - 1:30 pmORD-FAI
15h 31m1 stop
5:30 am - 6:40 amFAI-ORD
22h 10m1 stop
$430Alaska Airlines
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Tue, Jun 25 - Wed, Jul 3
4:17 pm - 7:50 pmORD-FAI
6h 33mnonstop
8:57 pm - 6:00 amFAI-ORD
6h 03mnonstop
$573United Airlines
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Fri, Jul 12 - Tue, Jul 16
4:17 pm - 7:50 pmORD-FAI
6h 33mnonstop
11:44 pm - 1:15 pmFAI-ORD
10h 31m1 stop
$582United Airlines
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Fri, Jul 12 - Tue, Jul 16
6:25 pm - 1:45 amORD-FAI
10h 20m1 stop
7:00 am - 5:50 amFAI-ORD
19h 50m1 stop
$688American Airlines
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Thu, Oct 10 - Mon, Oct 14
1:15 pm - 11:23 pmORD-FAI
13h 08m2 stops
12:33 am - 4:05 pmFAI-ORD
12h 32m2 stops
$739American Airlines
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Wed, Jun 26 - Tue, Jul 2

Flights from O'Hare Intl to Fairbanks - Travel Insights & Trends

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from O'Hare Intl to Fairbanks to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Chicago O'Hare Airport to Fairbanks?

The average price of all flights from Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport to Fairbanks clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
When flying from Chicago O'Hare Airport to Fairbanks, you should consider leaving on a Thursday and avoid Saturdays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to Chicago O'Hare Airport, you’ll find the best rates on Sundays and the most expensive ones on Saturdays.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport to Fairbanks?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport to Fairbanks, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.
The cheapest month for flights from Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport to Fairbanks is January, where tickets cost $416 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are March and July, where the average cost of tickets is $844 and $736 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport to Fairbanks?

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights from Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport to Fairbanks, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each month.
To get a below average price on the flight from Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport to Fairbanks, you should book around 5 days before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 15 days before departure.

Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from Chicago O'Hare Airport to Fairbanks?

The cheapest price for the route for each airline clicked by KAYAK users in the last 72 hours.
The best deals for a one-way ticket found by KAYAK users over the last 3 days were on Alaska Airlines ($201) and Delta ($261). The cheapest round-trip tickets were found on Delta ($404) and Alaska Airlines ($412).

Which airlines fly non-stop between Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport and Fairbanks?

Airline and price data is aggregated from results in KAYAK’s search results from the last 2 weeks for flights from Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport to Fairbanks.
There is just one airline that flies from Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport to Fairbanks direct and that is United Airlines. The best one-way deal found from United Airlines for the route is $264.

How many flights are there between Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport and Fairbanks per day?

There is a maximum of 1 nonstop flight a day that takes off from Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport and lands in Fairbanks, with an average flight time of 6h 33m. The most common departure time is 4:00 pm and most flights take off in the afternoon. Each week, there are 7 flights.

Which cabin class options are there for flights between Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport and Fairbanks?

The average price of flights for each cabin class for the route found by users searching on KAYAK over the last 2 weeks.
There are 4 cabin class options for the route. These are First, Business, Economy and Prem Economy. Perform a search on KAYAK to find the latest prices and availability for all cabin fares, which differ across airlines.

How long does a flight from Chicago O'Hare Airport to Fairbanks take?

The duration of a nonstop flight to Fairbanks from Chicago O'Hare Airport is typically 6h 33m. The journey crosses a distance of 2,776 miles.

What’s the earliest departure time from Chicago O'Hare Airport to Fairbanks?

Early birds can take the earliest flight from Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport at 4:15 pm and will be landing in Fairbanks at 7:48 pm.

What’s the latest departure time from Chicago O'Hare Airport to Fairbanks?

If you prefer to fly at night, the latest flight from Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport to Fairbanks jets off at 4:17 pm and lands at 7:50 pm.

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Low season

April

High season

August

Cheapest flight

$201
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 33% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 9% increase in price.
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When to book flights from O'Hare Intl to Fairbanks

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from O'Hare Intl to Fairbanks based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
Estimated round-trip price
KAYAK looks at all historical flight data for each date to provide a predicted price for one-way trips or round-trips with a duration up to 40 days. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.

FAQs for booking Chicago O'Hare Airport to Fairbanks flights

  • What is the cheapest flight from Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport to Fairbanks?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport to Fairbanks was $201 for a one-way ticket and $404 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Chicago O'Hare Airport and Fairbanks?

    Even though you are not required to have a passport, keep in mind that an official ID is needed to board the airplane.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Chicago O'Hare Airport to Fairbanks?

    The Boeing 737 MAX 8 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Chicago O'Hare Airport to Fairbanks flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Chicago O'Hare Airport to Fairbanks?

    Star Alliance is the only airline alliance operating flights between Chicago O'Hare Airport and Fairbanks.

  • On which days can I fly direct from Chicago O'Hare Airport to Fairbanks?

    There are nonstop flights from Chicago O'Hare Airport to Fairbanks on a daily basis.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Chicago to Fairbanks, Alaska Airlines or Delta?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Chicago to Fairbanks are Alaska Airlines and Delta. With an average price for the route of $612 and an overall rating of 8.0, Alaska Airlines is the most popular choice. Delta is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $469 and an overall rating of 8.0.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Chicago O'Hare Airport to Fairbanks?

    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 Chicago O'Hare Airport to Fairbanks.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Chicago O'Hare Airport to Fairbanks?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Fairbanks from Chicago O'Hare Airport 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 Chicago O'Hare Airport to Fairbanks?

    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 to Fairbanks with an airline and back to Chicago O'Hare Airport with another airline. Booking your flights between Chicago O'Hare Airport and FAI can sometimes prove cheaper using this method.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Chicago O'Hare Airport to Fairbanks?

    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 to Fairbanks from Chicago O'Hare Airport up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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KAYAK’s top tips for finding a cheap flight from Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport to Fairbanks

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $404 or less one-way and $707 or less round-trip.

Prefer to fly non-stop from Chicago O'Hare Airport to Fairbanks?

Find which airlines fly direct from O'Hare Intl to Fairbanks, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Nonstop departures

Chicago O'Hare Intl to Fairbanks

Monday

United Airlines

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Tuesday

United Airlines

United Airlines

Wednesday

United Airlines

United Airlines

Thursday

United Airlines

United Airlines

Friday

United Airlines

United Airlines

Saturday

United Airlines

United Airlines

Sunday

United Airlines

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Nonstop returns

Fairbanks to Chicago O'Hare Intl

Monday

United Airlines

United Airlines

Tuesday

United Airlines

United Airlines

Wednesday

United Airlines

United Airlines

Thursday

United Airlines

United Airlines

Friday

United Airlines

United Airlines

Saturday

United Airlines

United Airlines

Sunday

United Airlines

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Top 4 airlines serving from O'Hare Intl to Fairbanks

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Chicago to Fairbanks. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from O'Hare Intl to Fairbanks? 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
Alaska AirlinesOverall score based on 9192 reviews
7.9Comfort
7.3Food
8.2Boarding
8.6Crew
7.3Entertainment
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Flights were on time. Check in was fine. Crew members were pleasant.

10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, May 2024TUS - SEA
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Flights were on time. Check in was fine. Crew members were pleasant.

The boarding gate is literally just an aisle to the concourse. There is no seating and it's shared with several other airlines. It's crowded, hot, and standing-room only. It's difficult to hear gate announcements over the PA system with too many other carriers crammed into a small space. I've enjoyed flying AA in the past on the west coast, but the BNA single gate experience is horrendous! Never again from BNA to SEA with AA.

I would have liked it to have been easier to order food for the flight. My son was not happy with the snack pack I bought him and it was a very long flight for a little boy to go without food.

It was a partial full flight. But even with a spare seat it was hard to get comfortable More on me being a wide body probably

I had a middle seat in between two large men. It was a redeye so needless to say I didn’t get a minute of sleep. One guy was pouring over into my seat the other kept falling onto my shoulder

Our flights using Alaska Airlines went great! All of the flight attendants were very friendly. Big shout out to the pilots for getting us to and from our destinations safely!

I can’t complain. Perhaps passing out headphones, but it was on me to bring my own since I could have used some for my personal device.

Easy and quick boarding. A bit of a hard landing at PDX

Very close to on-time takeoff and landing. Attendants were all great - Julia was best! Joined the Alaska Air Rewards and will fly with them again!

While the flight and the legroom was good boarding took a long time. The different groups Boarding made no sense as those in the back of the flight boarded last causing delays as people try to find room for their luggage in the upper bins. While there were plenty of seats on the flights We were spaced so that some rows were filled and others were empty. My first flight was very crowded and uncomfortable. On the way back both flights did not have Wi-Fi nor the entertainment package. We were only made aware of this a few hours before the flight. Since the flight was in the morning, I was asleep and was not able to download Books or other media to my phone. This is my first time flying Alaska airlines and I will admit to thinking twice before I do so again.

Flew first class so everything was great. But maybe because the flights were red eye, no meals were served, just chips. I flew Alaska Air 1st class at 9PM (2 hour flight) and they served beef short rib sliders!

Had to change aircraft due to a faulty door. Surprisingly it only caused about an hour and a half of delay. Delta handled this situation as well as can be expected.

Awful. Flight was continuously getting delayed and gates kept changing without any reason. Flight was delayed for more then 3 hours

Paid premium for Delta only to be on safe but tired old 767 with ancient cabin in mediocre condition. Poor wifi and horrible inflight entertainment. Hardly a premium experience. Should have flown SW and had fun flight crew and no pretense

Our flight to Zurich was delayed by almost 3 hours, so we missed our next flight. There was no indication it would be delayed this much. We were told the gate had changed and then it apparently took over 2 hours to load the "catering" on the plane. We were not compensated in any way for the trouble.

Rated entertainment as Mediocre as there were major problems with the Infotainment system that took probably a half hour for them to fix.

Your crew could maybe answer the call bell at least one of the times I pressed it. I pressed it first time with 2.5 hours left in our flight bc my partner was hungry and wanted a sandwich. We finally got the sandwich with 40 mins left in the flight.

Delta crushed it. Flight attendant in first was attentive and just never stopped. Honestly one of the best domestic flights I’ve been on.

They were an hour late and they didn’t have my wheelchair for me

The Flight crew didn’t serve us until about 1.5 hours into the flight because of turbulence but after it ended it was fine to move around. They served us water only and snacks and then NEVER, NOT ONE TIME came through to collect trash until right before landing about 1.5 hours later. There was absolutely no need for that. They crew was just standing around talking and visiting with each other and really never tried to see if we might want something besides water or even try to come pick up trash. This is VERY unusual for a Delta flight but it was not what I would have expected for a 4 hour flight.

There was no screens on board AND the WiFi didn’t work. My seat was broken and couldn’t recline so I couldn’t even sleep. The flight attendants didn’t offer anything to make it more comfortable. It was such an old cramped plane, when the person in front of me reclined I couldn’t even open my tray table. All the United ads talk about guaranteeing everyone gets a screen!

I’ve had a couple flights this week on United that were delayed by an hour or more

Great! The plane was decently sized and comfortable. The staff was nice and there was great in flight entertainment

Last minute gate change nearly caused us to miss our flight. Change was not announced or displayed in the main board at the old gate. Terrible communication. When we landed we had to wait 20 minutes because there was another plane at the assigned gate. Not the crew’s fault, but adding 20 minutes to a 45 minute flight sucked.

delay several times and wait extra long to board. no entertainment service because there are problem for some rows. always encounter some delays for the last flight of the day.

The flight experience was very good! Especially the United Club!

I was not able to buy food in the flight. They refer to include your Credit card in the APP, and if you are not from USA (i have a credit card form Canada) it is not possible

The flight from Ottawa to Chicago took a lot longer due to DC in Ottawa. We got to Chicago and went to our gate to catch our flight. We only had nine minutes I found that very stressful.

Good boarding. Crew started quick with drinks and food. They came around several times for trash which I really liked. Other than turbulence due to storms in the area, flight was great.

The control panel for the seat back screen did not work at all after takeoff.

Good flights. Departure and arrivals were on time. DFW was a little problematic in that the Skytrain without prior notice bypassed the Echo terminal so that delayed my arrival at my connecting flight.

Because I can’t stand very long in one place, I was allowed to reword.

5 hour flight - full flight - not enough room to use my computer - slightly delayed - Admirals club was excellent quality food, drink made up for flight seating. No food offerred on flight, you ahd to prebook.

Excellent- plan was barely populated. I cannot remember a flight where I was able/encouraged to stretch out!

Great flight. Boarding was efficient and quick. On time departure and smooth flight. Flight arrived early at destination. Good experience.

Had technical issue which delayed the flight period. Flight crew knew there was 5 passengers that the connecting flight was within 15 minutes once at the gate. Rather than identify the 5 passengers to assure they got first. The flight attended mentioned it but didn't assist to assure passengers with connecting flights off first. This caused a hardship and our party of 3 missed the connecting flight.

I don't like that I have to pay if I want extra leg room. The seats are so expensive; I sit in normal seats and my legs and knees cramp the entire flight. I never feel comfortable on AA flights.

Flight was delayed at departure due to weather and the need for de-icing. The flight was smooth but there was a delay at arrival due to weather. We were in a hold for 20 minutes or more. The flight arrived more than 30 minutes late. Airlines have no control over the weather and I'm glad that they follow all safety procedures. Had to wait a long time for my checked luggage. Whole process was slow and the bags arrived wet due to the rain. The onboard wifi and entertainment access was spotty and the signal was dropped several times. Otherwise the crew was great and friendly. They tried to get everyone's bags stowed and seated so we could take off.

Regarding the boarding: it needs more efforts to make it more convenient

Deicing in Denver took forever and I almost missed my connection. De-ice faster! Not Americans fault.

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best one-way flight deals from Chicago to Fairbanks found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
6/21Fri
1 stopAlaska Airlines
12h 31mORD-FAI
$201
7/30Tue
1 stopAlaska Airlines
15h 58mORD-FAI
$202
7/30Tue
2 stopsAlaska Airlines
17h 38mORD-FAI
$207
7/28Sun
1 stopAlaska Airlines
14h 01mORD-FAI
$230
7/30Tue
1 stopDelta
13h 18mORD-FAI
$261
8/10Sat
nonstopUnited Airlines
6h 33mORD-FAI
$287
7/3Wed
1 stopDelta
13h 08mORD-FAI
$296
7/30Tue
nonstopUnited Airlines
6h 33mORD-FAI
$327
9/12Thu
nonstopUnited Airlines
6h 33mORD-FAI
$329
6/25Tue
1 stopDelta
11h 13mORD-FAI
$622

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Chicago O'Hare Airport - Fairbanks Flights

Departure:

Chicago O'Hare Airport (ORD)United States

Destination:

Fairbanks (FAI)United States

Return flight deals:

Fairbanks - Chicago O'Hare Airport

Cabin classes:

$1,775
$2,142
$1,654
$487