Austin (AUS) to Chicago (ORD)
Flight time
≈ 2h 45m
Bearing
31° NE
Austin (AUS) to Chicago (ORD) is 978 miles (1,574 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies AUS–ORD
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, United Airlines operated the most departures, one of 6 carriers flying nonstop AUS–ORD; the Boeing 737-800 was the most common aircraft at 33% of departures; flights ran 77% full.
Departures
566
April 2026
Seats
85,747
both directions
Passengers
65,860
both directions
Load factor
76.8%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies AUS–ORD?
United Airlines operated the most nonstop AUS–ORD departures in April 2026 (250), one of 6 carriers on the route.
- UA
United Airlines
250 departures · 39,129 seats
Share of departures44.2%78.5%
Load
- AA
American Airlines
201 departures · 29,556 seats
Share of departures35.5%77.9%
Load
- WN
Southwest Airlines
54 departures · 9,374 seats
Share of departures9.5%67.1%
Load
- MQ
Envoy Air
34 departures · 2,518 seats
Share of departures6.0%86.1%
Load
- F9
Frontier Airlines
26 departures · 5,120 seats
Share of departures4.6%71.8%
Load
- OO
SkyWest Airlines
1 departures · 50 seats
Share of departures0.2%0.0%
Load
What plane flies AUS–ORD?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-800 flew 33% of AUS–ORD departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737-800
188 departures · 76.1% load
33.2% - Airbus A319
157 departures · 82.7% load
27.7% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
63 departures · 73.5% load
11.1% - Airbus A320
54 departures · 77.6% load
9.5% - Embraer E175
28 departures · 86.2% load
5.0% - Airbus A320neo
16 departures · 69.2% load
2.8% - Airbus A321neo
16 departures · 63.5% load
2.8% - Boeing 737-900ER
13 departures · 68.2% load
2.3% - Boeing 737-700
12 departures · 77.7% load
2.1% - Boeing 737 MAX 9
8 departures · 79.3% load
1.4% - Embraer E170
6 departures · 85.6% load
1.1% - Airbus A321
4 departures · 69.1% load
0.7% - Bombardier CRJ-200
1 departures · 0.0% load
0.2%
How has AUS–ORD traffic changed?
Nonstop AUS–ORD departures rose from 551 in May 2025 to 566 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop AUS–ORD traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
551 departures · 66,057 passengers
81.2%
Load
June 2025
539 departures · 71,602 passengers
83.4%
Load
July 2025
514 departures · 73,242 passengers
84.3%
Load
August 2025
520 departures · 67,890 passengers
78.8%
Load
September 2025
519 departures · 67,032 passengers
80.8%
Load
October 2025
597 departures · 79,763 passengers
80.3%
Load
November 2025
491 departures · 60,938 passengers
78.0%
Load
December 2025
473 departures · 55,790 passengers
79.7%
Load
January 2026
392 departures · 42,302 passengers
77.8%
Load
February 2026
427 departures · 46,887 passengers
79.2%
Load
March 2026
580 departures · 68,371 passengers
81.1%
Load
April 2026
566 departures · 65,860 passengers
76.8%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
ORD → AUS
73.5% full
284 departures · 31,593 passengers
AUS → ORD
80.2% full
282 departures · 34,267 passengers
Nonstop AUS–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 Austin (AUS) from Chicago (ORD)?
AUS to ORD is 978 miles (1,574 km / 850 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from AUS to ORD?
A nonstop covers the 978-mile great-circle distance in roughly 2h 45m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies AUS–ORD?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-800 flew the largest share of departures (33.2%), followed by the Airbus A319 (27.7%).
What mileage do I earn flying AUS–ORD?
Distance-based programs credit off the 978-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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