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
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, SkyWest Airlines operated the most departures, one of 4 carriers flying nonstop AVL–ORD; the Embraer E175 was the most common aircraft at 59% of departures; flights ran 73% full.
Departures
379
April 2026
Seats
25,398
both directions
Passengers
18,640
both directions
Load factor
73.4%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies AVL–ORD?
SkyWest Airlines operated the most nonstop AVL–ORD departures in April 2026 (219), one of 4 carriers on the route.
- OO
SkyWest Airlines
219 departures · 13,970 seats
Share of departures57.8%77.3%
Load
- MQ
Envoy Air
147 departures · 10,644 seats
Share of departures38.8%68.4%
Load
- G7
GoJet Airlines
7 departures · 350 seats
Share of departures1.8%72.9%
Load
- YX
Republic Airways
6 departures · 434 seats
Share of departures1.6%72.8%
Load
What plane flies AVL–ORD?
In April 2026, the Embraer E175 flew 59% of AVL–ORD departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Embraer E175
223 departures · 71.3% load
58.8% - Bombardier CRJ-550
108 departures · 80.9% load
28.5% - Embraer E170
48 departures · 72.0% load
12.7%
How has AVL–ORD traffic changed?
Nonstop AVL–ORD departures rose from 244 in May 2025 to 379 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop AVL–ORD traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
244 departures · 13,766 passengers
89.4%
Load
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
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
ORD → AVL
72.3% full
191 departures · 9,245 passengers
AVL → ORD
74.5% full
188 departures · 9,395 passengers
Nonstop AVL–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 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 April 2026, the Embraer E175 flew the largest share of departures (58.8%), followed by the Bombardier CRJ-550 (28.5%).
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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