Waterloo (ALO) to Chicago (ORD)
Flight time
≈ 1h 16m
Bearing
98° E
Waterloo (ALO) to Chicago (ORD) is 233 miles (375 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies ALO–ORD
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, Envoy Air was the only carrier flying nonstop ALO–ORD; the Embraer E170 was the most common aircraft at 93% of departures; flights ran 39% full.
Departures
119
May 2026
Seats
7,821
both directions
Passengers
3,084
both directions
Load factor
39.4%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies ALO–ORD?
Envoy Air was the only carrier to fly nonstop ALO–ORD in May 2026 (119 departures).
- MQ
119 departures · 7,821 seats
Share of departures100.0%39.4%
Load
What plane flies ALO–ORD?
In May 2026, the Embraer E170 flew 93% of ALO–ORD departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Embraer E170
111 departures · 39.3% load
93.3% - Embraer E175
8 departures · 41.1% load
6.7%
How has ALO–ORD traffic changed?
Nonstop ALO–ORD departures fell from 120 in June 2025 to 119 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop ALO–ORD traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
120 departures · 3,851 passengers
50.7%
Load
July 2025
119 departures · 4,072 passengers
52.6%
Load
August 2025
109 departures · 3,661 passengers
51.3%
Load
September 2025
104 departures · 3,093 passengers
45.2%
Load
October 2025
122 departures · 3,785 passengers
47.1%
Load
November 2025
101 departures · 3,084 passengers
46.5%
Load
December 2025
102 departures · 3,799 passengers
56.7%
Load
January 2026
108 departures · 3,271 passengers
45.9%
Load
February 2026
96 departures · 2,829 passengers
44.7%
Load
March 2026
98 departures · 3,136 passengers
48.4%
Load
April 2026
112 departures · 2,565 passengers
34.4%
Load
May 2026
119 departures · 3,084 passengers
39.4%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
ALO → ORD
40.0% full
60 departures · 1,583 passengers
ORD → ALO
38.8% full
59 departures · 1,501 passengers
Nonstop ALO–ORD traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through May 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
The airports
Waterloo
US
Waterloo Regional Airport
Coordinates
42.56°N, 92.40°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Waterloo (ALO) from Chicago (ORD)?
ALO to ORD is 233 miles (375 km / 203 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from ALO to ORD?
A nonstop covers the 233-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 16m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies ALO–ORD?
In May 2026, the Embraer E170 flew the largest share of departures (93.3%), followed by the Embraer E175 (6.7%).
What mileage do I earn flying ALO–ORD?
Distance-based programs credit off the 233-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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