Asheville (AVL) to Chicago (ORD)
Flight time
≈ 1h 52m
Bearing
329° NW
Asheville (AVL) to Chicago (ORD) is 536 miles (863 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies AVL–ORD
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, Envoy Air operated the most departures, one of 3 carriers flying nonstop AVL–ORD; the Embraer E175 was the most common aircraft at 57% of departures; flights ran 80% full.
Departures
359
May 2026
Seats
23,633
both directions
Passengers
19,019
both directions
Load factor
80.5%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies AVL–ORD?
Envoy Air operated the most nonstop AVL–ORD departures in May 2026 (156), one of 3 carriers on the route.
- MQ
156 departures · 11,471 seats
Share of departures43.5%78.4%
Load
- OO
138 departures · 8,912 seats
Share of departures38.4%82.3%
Load
- G7
65 departures · 3,250 seats
Share of departures18.1%82.8%
Load
What plane flies AVL–ORD?
In May 2026, the Embraer E175 flew 57% of AVL–ORD departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Embraer E175
203 departures · 80.4% load
56.5% - Bombardier CRJ-550
121 departures · 82.6% load
33.7% - Embraer E170
35 departures · 75.4% load
9.8%
How has AVL–ORD traffic changed?
Nonstop AVL–ORD departures rose from 276 in June 2025 to 359 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop AVL–ORD traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
276 departures · 16,093 passengers
89.4%
Load
July 2025
279 departures · 16,764 passengers
89.2%
Load
August 2025
286 departures · 15,768 passengers
87.1%
Load
September 2025
282 departures · 15,423 passengers
86.3%
Load
October 2025
301 departures · 16,430 passengers
86.1%
Load
November 2025
280 departures · 15,289 passengers
77.2%
Load
December 2025
251 departures · 11,672 passengers
78.4%
Load
January 2026
165 departures · 6,446 passengers
73.6%
Load
February 2026
201 departures · 8,993 passengers
71.6%
Load
March 2026
245 departures · 12,641 passengers
78.1%
Load
April 2026
379 departures · 18,640 passengers
73.4%
Load
May 2026
359 departures · 19,019 passengers
80.5%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
AVL → ORD
82.1% full
180 departures · 9,722 passengers
ORD → AVL
78.9% full
179 departures · 9,297 passengers
Nonstop AVL–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).
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Frequently asked
How far is Asheville (AVL) from Chicago (ORD)?
AVL to ORD is 536 miles (863 km / 466 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from AVL to ORD?
A nonstop covers the 536-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 52m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies AVL–ORD?
In May 2026, the Embraer E175 flew the largest share of departures (56.5%), followed by the Bombardier CRJ-550 (33.7%).
What mileage do I earn flying AVL–ORD?
Distance-based programs credit off the 536-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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