Baltimore (BWI) to Chicago (ORD)
Flight time
≈ 2h 02m
Bearing
292° W
Baltimore (BWI) to Chicago (ORD) is 620 miles (998 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
Look up a route, or build a trip
Change the airports, or add stops for a multi-leg trip.
What actually flies BWI–ORD
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, United Airlines operated the most departures, one of 4 carriers flying nonstop BWI–ORD; the Embraer E175 was the most common aircraft at 42% of departures; flights ran 73% full.
Departures
489
April 2026
Seats
59,922
both directions
Passengers
43,484
both directions
Load factor
72.6%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies BWI–ORD?
United Airlines operated the most nonstop BWI–ORD departures in April 2026 (234), one of 4 carriers on the route.
- UA
United Airlines
234 departures · 37,522 seats
Share of departures47.9%70.8%
Load
- YX
Republic Airways
115 departures · 8,696 seats
Share of departures23.5%77.1%
Load
- MQ
Envoy Air
114 departures · 8,422 seats
Share of departures23.3%78.2%
Load
- F9
Frontier Airlines
26 departures · 5,282 seats
Share of departures5.3%68.7%
Load
What plane flies BWI–ORD?
In April 2026, the Embraer E175 flew 42% of BWI–ORD departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Embraer E175
207 departures · 77.0% load
42.3% - Boeing 737-800
96 departures · 74.9% load
19.6% - Airbus A319
42 departures · 73.2% load
8.6% - Boeing 737 MAX 9
38 departures · 65.0% load
7.8% - Airbus A320
28 departures · 69.4% load
5.7% - Boeing 737-900ER
24 departures · 63.3% load
4.9% - Embraer E170
22 departures · 85.2% load
4.5% - Airbus A320neo
17 departures · 72.7% load
3.5% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
6 departures · 70.2% load
1.2% - Airbus A321neo
5 departures · 65.4% load
1.0% - Airbus A321
4 departures · 59.2% load
0.8%
How has BWI–ORD traffic changed?
Nonstop BWI–ORD departures rose from 462 in May 2025 to 489 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop BWI–ORD traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
462 departures · 49,233 passengers
85.4%
Load
June 2025
472 departures · 51,652 passengers
87.7%
Load
July 2025
472 departures · 51,182 passengers
87.6%
Load
August 2025
501 departures · 54,836 passengers
85.5%
Load
September 2025
496 departures · 52,171 passengers
78.3%
Load
October 2025
503 departures · 55,565 passengers
80.1%
Load
November 2025
404 departures · 38,973 passengers
80.3%
Load
December 2025
403 departures · 39,310 passengers
84.5%
Load
January 2026
287 departures · 29,673 passengers
77.7%
Load
February 2026
329 departures · 29,660 passengers
82.8%
Load
March 2026
375 departures · 33,165 passengers
83.8%
Load
April 2026
489 departures · 43,484 passengers
72.6%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
BWI → ORD
72.1% full
245 departures · 21,604 passengers
ORD → BWI
73.1% full
244 departures · 21,880 passengers
Nonstop BWI–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
Baltimore
US
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport
Coordinates
39.18°N, 76.67°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Baltimore (BWI) from Chicago (ORD)?
BWI to ORD is 620 miles (998 km / 539 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from BWI to ORD?
A nonstop covers the 620-mile great-circle distance in roughly 2h 02m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies BWI–ORD?
In April 2026, the Embraer E175 flew the largest share of departures (42.3%), followed by the Boeing 737-800 (19.6%).
What mileage do I earn flying BWI–ORD?
Distance-based programs credit off the 620-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
Keep exploring
Every route below is its own page.
Other routes from BWI
Popular long-haul routes