Cape Girardeau (CGI) to Chicago (ORD)
Flight time
≈ 1h 29m
Bearing
15° N
Cape Girardeau (CGI) to Chicago (ORD) is 340 miles (547 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies CGI–ORD
Filed traffic dataIn July 2026, Contour Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop CGI–ORD; the Bombardier Challenger 604 was the most common aircraft at 98% of departures; flights ran 70% full.
Departures
60
July 2026
Seats
1,800
both directions
Passengers
1,263
both directions
Load factor
70.2%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies CGI–ORD?
Contour Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop CGI–ORD in July 2026 (60 departures).
- LF
Contour Airlines
60 departures · 1,800 seats
Share of departures100.0%70.2%
Load
What plane flies CGI–ORD?
In July 2026, the Bombardier Challenger 604 flew 98% of CGI–ORD departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Bombardier Challenger 604
59 departures · 70.0% load
98.3% - Embraer ERJ-140
1 departures · 80.0% load
1.7%
How has CGI–ORD traffic changed?
Nonstop CGI–ORD departures fell from 105 in August 2025 to 60 in July 2026.
Monthly nonstop CGI–ORD traffic, trailing 12 months through July 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
August 2025
105 departures · 1,762 passengers
58.5%
Load
September 2025
103 departures · 1,775 passengers
57.7%
Load
October 2025
107 departures · 1,710 passengers
55.7%
Load
November 2025
96 departures · 1,493 passengers
54.8%
Load
December 2025
62 departures · 1,392 passengers
74.8%
Load
January 2026
57 departures · 947 passengers
55.8%
Load
February 2026
58 departures · 875 passengers
51.5%
Load
March 2026
60 departures · 1,086 passengers
61.3%
Load
April 2026
58 departures · 1,096 passengers
63.5%
Load
May 2026
62 departures · 1,245 passengers
66.9%
Load
June 2026
57 departures · 1,238 passengers
73.0%
Load
July 2026
60 departures · 1,263 passengers
70.2%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
CGI → ORD
73.6% full
30 departures · 662 passengers
ORD → CGI
66.8% full
30 departures · 601 passengers
Nonstop CGI–ORD traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through July 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
The airports
Cape Girardeau
US
Cape Girardeau Regional Airport
Coordinates
37.23°N, 89.57°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Cape Girardeau (CGI) from Chicago (ORD)?
CGI to ORD is 340 miles (547 km / 296 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from CGI to ORD?
A nonstop covers the 340-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 29m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies CGI–ORD?
In July 2026, the Bombardier Challenger 604 flew the largest share of departures (98.3%), followed by the Embraer ERJ-140 (1.7%).
What mileage do I earn flying CGI–ORD?
Distance-based programs credit off the 340-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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