Direct Flights from Chicago to Dubuque
Nonstop service from ORD to DBQ on Denver Air Connection. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
Airlines
Denver Air Connection
Nonstop flights
~1/day
Distance
147 mi
Days operated
Schedule varies
About Dubuque
Dubuque is a city in Dubuque County, Iowa, United States, and its county seat. The population was 59,667 at the 2020 census. Settled in 1788 and chartered in 1833, Dubuque is the oldest city in Iowa. It was named after French-Canadian trader and miner Julien Dubuque. The city lies along the Mississippi River at the convergence of the Iowa, Illinois, and Wisconsin borders, a region locally known as the Tri-State Area.
Top things to do in Dubuque
- St. Raphael's Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral in the Archdiocese of Dubuque in Dubuque, Iowa in the United States. The parish is the oldest congregation of any Christian denomination in the state of Iowa.
- New Melleray Abbey is a Trappist monastery located near Dubuque, Iowa. The abbey is located about 15 miles (24 km) southwest of Dubuque and is in the Archdiocese of Dubuque.
- The Dubuque Arboretum and Botanical Gardens, or Marshall Park, is a 56 acres (230,000 m2) arboretum and botanical gardens established in 1980. The park's address is 3800 Arboretum Drive, Dubuque, Iowa.
- The Abbey of Our Lady of the Mississippi is located near Dubuque, Iowa. The nuns there are members of the branch of the Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance, commonly referred to as Trappistines.
- Maquoketa Caves State Park is a state park of Iowa, United States, located in Jackson County. It stands northwest of the city of Maquoketa.
- Apple River Canyon State Park is an Illinois state park on 297 acres (120 ha) in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States.
- The National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium is a museum located in Dubuque, Iowa, US. The museum is a property of the Dubuque County Historical Society, which also operates the Mathias Ham Historic Site.
- The National Farm Toy Museum is a museum located in Dyersville, Iowa, that specializes in preserving and displaying scale models, replicas, and toys based on farm equipment.
- The Chicago Athenaeum is a private museum of architecture and design, based in Galena, Illinois.
- Fountain Springs Park is a 240-acre wilderness park, located in Delaware County, Iowa, United States.
- Millville is a defunct settlement in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States, located within the boundaries of Apple River Canyon State Park.
- Bellevue State Park is a public recreation area along the banks of the Mississippi River just south of Bellevue, Iowa, United States. The state park lies in two separate tracts.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Planning a trip to Dubuque
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Dubuque is May–June and September–October, when daytime highs are a comfortable 62–82°F.
- How long to stay
- Dubuque rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from St. Raphael's Cathedral (Dubuque, Iowa), New Melleray Abbey, and Dubuque Arboretum and Botanical Gardens and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Chicago to Dubuque?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Chicago (ORD) to Dubuque (DBQ) on Denver Air Connection.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Chicago to Dubuque?
- Denver Air Connection flies nonstop between Chicago (ORD) and Dubuque (DBQ).
- How many nonstop flights are there from Chicago to Dubuque?
- There is about 1 nonstop departure per day (roughly 7 per week) from Chicago to Dubuque.
- How far is Dubuque from Chicago?
- Dubuque is about 147 miles from Chicago by air.
- What is there to do in Dubuque?
- Popular things to do include St. Raphael's Cathedral (Dubuque, Iowa), New Melleray Abbey, Dubuque Arboretum and Botanical Gardens, Our Lady of the Mississippi Abbey, and more.
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