Billings (BIL) to Chicago (ORD)
Flight time
≈ 2h 55m
Bearing
97° E
Billings (BIL) to Chicago (ORD) is 1,058 miles (1,702 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies BIL–ORD
Filed traffic dataIn June 2026, Envoy Air was the only carrier flying nonstop BIL–ORD; the Embraer E175 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 88% full.
Departures
59
June 2026
Seats
4,484
both directions
Passengers
3,968
both directions
Load factor
88.5%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies BIL–ORD?
Envoy Air was the only carrier to fly nonstop BIL–ORD in June 2026 (59 departures).
- MQ
59 departures · 4,484 seats
Share of departures100.0%88.5%
Load
What plane flies BIL–ORD?
In June 2026, the Embraer E175 flew 100% of BIL–ORD departures.
- Embraer E175
59 departures · 88.5% load
100.0%
How has BIL–ORD traffic changed?
Nonstop BIL–ORD departures fell from 184 in July 2025 to 59 in June 2026.
Monthly nonstop BIL–ORD traffic, trailing 12 months through June 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
July 2025
184 departures · 11,368 passengers
85.7%
Load
August 2025
182 departures · 11,145 passengers
85.2%
Load
September 2025
179 departures · 10,783 passengers
82.4%
Load
October 2025
121 departures · 7,178 passengers
78.6%
Load
November 2025
5 departures · 396 passengers
64.2%
Load
December 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
January 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
February 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
March 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
April 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
May 2026
22 departures · 1,442 passengers
86.2%
Load
June 2026
59 departures · 3,968 passengers
88.5%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
ORD → BIL
91.1% full
30 departures · 2,077 passengers
BIL → ORD
85.8% full
29 departures · 1,891 passengers
Nonstop BIL–ORD traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through June 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
The airports
Frequently asked
How far is Billings (BIL) from Chicago (ORD)?
BIL to ORD is 1,058 miles (1,702 km / 919 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from BIL to ORD?
A nonstop covers the 1,058-mile great-circle distance in roughly 2h 55m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies BIL–ORD?
In June 2026, the Embraer E175 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying BIL–ORD?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,058-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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