Aspen (ASE) to Chicago (ORD)
Flight time
≈ 2h 49m
Bearing
73° E
Aspen (ASE) to Chicago (ORD) is 1,011 miles (1,627 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies ASE–ORD
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, SkyWest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop ASE–ORD; the Embraer E175 was the most common aircraft at 70% of departures; flights ran 44% full.
Departures
113
April 2026
Seats
7,740
both directions
Passengers
3,433
both directions
Load factor
44.4%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies ASE–ORD?
SkyWest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop ASE–ORD in April 2026 (113 departures).
- OO
SkyWest Airlines
113 departures · 7,740 seats
Share of departures100.0%44.4%
Load
What plane flies ASE–ORD?
In April 2026, the Embraer E175 flew 70% of ASE–ORD departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Embraer E175
79 departures · 48.4% load
69.9% - Bombardier CRJ-700
34 departures · 34.3% load
30.1%
How has ASE–ORD traffic changed?
Nonstop ASE–ORD departures rose from 8 in May 2025 to 113 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop ASE–ORD traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
8 departures · 255 passengers
45.5%
Load
June 2025
96 departures · 5,075 passengers
77.8%
Load
July 2025
105 departures · 5,596 passengers
78.9%
Load
August 2025
138 departures · 7,039 passengers
75.0%
Load
September 2025
180 departures · 8,534 passengers
69.4%
Load
October 2025
105 departures · 5,103 passengers
69.9%
Load
November 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
December 2025
219 departures · 9,471 passengers
63.4%
Load
January 2026
264 departures · 12,172 passengers
67.8%
Load
February 2026
291 departures · 14,581 passengers
73.6%
Load
March 2026
371 departures · 16,405 passengers
65.0%
Load
April 2026
113 departures · 3,433 passengers
44.4%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
ASE → ORD
55.2% full
58 departures · 2,195 passengers
ORD → ASE
32.9% full
55 departures · 1,238 passengers
Nonstop ASE–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.
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Frequently asked
How far is Aspen (ASE) from Chicago (ORD)?
ASE to ORD is 1,011 miles (1,627 km / 878 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from ASE to ORD?
A nonstop covers the 1,011-mile great-circle distance in roughly 2h 49m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies ASE–ORD?
In April 2026, the Embraer E175 flew the largest share of departures (69.9%), followed by the Bombardier CRJ-700 (30.1%).
What mileage do I earn flying ASE–ORD?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,011-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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