Belize City (BZE) to Chicago (ORD)
Flight time
≈ 4h 11m
Bearing
1° N
Belize City (BZE) to Chicago (ORD) is 1,689 miles (2,718 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies BZE–ORD
Filed traffic dataIn April 2026, United Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop BZE–ORD; the Boeing 737-900ER was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 64% full.
Departures
8
April 2026
Seats
1,432
both directions
Passengers
915
both directions
Load factor
63.9%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies BZE–ORD?
United Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop BZE–ORD in April 2026 (8 departures).
- UA
8 departures · 1,432 seats
Share of departures100.0%63.9%
Load
What plane flies BZE–ORD?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-900ER flew 100% of BZE–ORD departures.
- Boeing 737-900ER
8 departures · 63.9% load
100.0%
How has BZE–ORD traffic changed?
Nonstop BZE–ORD departures fell from 10 in November 2025 to 8 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop BZE–ORD traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
November 2025
10 departures · 943 passengers
56.8%
Load
December 2025
32 departures · 3,291 passengers
61.4%
Load
January 2026
18 departures · 1,991 passengers
66.6%
Load
February 2026
8 departures · 1,215 passengers
91.5%
Load
March 2026
14 departures · 2,021 passengers
85.1%
Load
April 2026
8 departures · 915 passengers
63.9%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
BZE → ORD
79.3% full
4 departures · 568 passengers
ORD → BZE
48.5% full
4 departures · 347 passengers
Nonstop BZE–ORD traffic has been filed 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 airports
Belize City
BZ
Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport
Coordinates
17.54°N, 88.30°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Belize City (BZE) from Chicago (ORD)?
BZE to ORD is 1,689 miles (2,718 km / 1,467 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from BZE to ORD?
A nonstop covers the 1,689-mile great-circle distance in roughly 4h 11m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies BZE–ORD?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-900ER flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying BZE–ORD?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,689-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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