Anchorage (ANC) to Chicago (ORD)
Flight time
≈ 6h 29m
Bearing
88° E
Anchorage (ANC) to Chicago (ORD) is 2,839 miles (4,568 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies ANC–ORD
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, United Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop ANC–ORD; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 81% full.
Departures
61
April 2026
Seats
10,126
both directions
Passengers
8,174
both directions
Load factor
80.7%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies ANC–ORD?
United Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop ANC–ORD in April 2026 (61 departures).
- UA
United Airlines
61 departures · 10,126 seats
Share of departures100.0%80.7%
Load
What plane flies ANC–ORD?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 100% of ANC–ORD departures.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
61 departures · 80.7% load
100.0%
How has ANC–ORD traffic changed?
Nonstop ANC–ORD departures fell from 216 in May 2025 to 61 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop ANC–ORD traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
216 departures · 27,629 passengers
75.2%
Load
June 2025
278 departures · 40,981 passengers
83.4%
Load
July 2025
306 departures · 49,721 passengers
90.1%
Load
August 2025
284 departures · 44,523 passengers
87.7%
Load
September 2025
201 departures · 27,591 passengers
77.6%
Load
October 2025
93 departures · 11,728 passengers
74.3%
Load
November 2025
56 departures · 6,382 passengers
68.4%
Load
December 2025
30 departures · 4,495 passengers
89.3%
Load
January 2026
10 departures · 1,504 passengers
90.6%
Load
February 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
March 2026
53 departures · 7,953 passengers
88.9%
Load
April 2026
61 departures · 8,174 passengers
80.7%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
ORD → ANC
78.5% full
31 departures · 4,041 passengers
ANC → ORD
83.0% full
30 departures · 4,133 passengers
Nonstop ANC–ORD traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through April 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work). The DOT publishes roughly three months in arrears.
The airports
Anchorage
US
Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport
Coordinates
61.18°N, 149.99°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Anchorage (ANC) from Chicago (ORD)?
ANC to ORD is 2,839 miles (4,568 km / 2,467 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from ANC to ORD?
A nonstop covers the 2,839-mile great-circle distance in roughly 6h 29m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies ANC–ORD?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying ANC–ORD?
Distance-based programs credit off the 2,839-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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