Bloomington/Normal (BMI) to Chicago (ORD)
Flight time
≈ 1h 02m
Bearing
27° NE
Bloomington/Normal (BMI) to Chicago (ORD) is 116 miles (187 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies BMI–ORD
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Envoy Air was the only carrier flying nonstop BMI–ORD; the Embraer E170 was the most common aircraft at 84% of departures; flights ran 56% full.
Departures
179
April 2026
Seats
11,943
both directions
Passengers
6,744
both directions
Load factor
56.5%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies BMI–ORD?
Envoy Air was the only carrier to fly nonstop BMI–ORD in April 2026 (179 departures).
- MQ
Envoy Air
179 departures · 11,943 seats
Share of departures100.0%56.5%
Load
What plane flies BMI–ORD?
In April 2026, the Embraer E170 flew 84% of BMI–ORD departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Embraer E170
151 departures · 57.8% load
84.4% - Embraer E175
28 departures · 50.6% load
15.6%
How has BMI–ORD traffic changed?
Nonstop BMI–ORD departures rose from 175 in May 2025 to 179 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop BMI–ORD traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
175 departures · 7,498 passengers
65.0%
Load
June 2025
126 departures · 5,837 passengers
70.3%
Load
July 2025
124 departures · 5,691 passengers
69.2%
Load
August 2025
121 departures · 5,282 passengers
66.1%
Load
September 2025
120 departures · 5,620 passengers
71.0%
Load
October 2025
122 departures · 5,105 passengers
62.8%
Load
November 2025
150 departures · 4,495 passengers
45.1%
Load
December 2025
154 departures · 5,096 passengers
49.6%
Load
January 2026
116 departures · 3,926 passengers
50.9%
Load
February 2026
146 departures · 5,587 passengers
55.1%
Load
March 2026
177 departures · 7,968 passengers
64.1%
Load
April 2026
179 departures · 6,744 passengers
56.5%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
BMI → ORD
59.7% full
91 departures · 3,629 passengers
ORD → BMI
53.1% full
88 departures · 3,115 passengers
Nonstop BMI–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.
The airports
Bloomington/Normal
US
Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal
Coordinates
40.48°N, 88.92°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Bloomington/Normal (BMI) from Chicago (ORD)?
BMI to ORD is 116 miles (187 km / 101 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from BMI to ORD?
A nonstop covers the 116-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 02m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies BMI–ORD?
In April 2026, the Embraer E170 flew the largest share of departures (84.4%), followed by the Embraer E175 (15.6%).
What mileage do I earn flying BMI–ORD?
Distance-based programs credit off the 116-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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