Charlottesville (CHO) to Chicago (ORD)
Flight time
≈ 1h 56m
Bearing
301° NW
Charlottesville (CHO) to Chicago (ORD) is 565 miles (910 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies CHO–ORD
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, SkyWest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop CHO–ORD; the Bombardier CRJ-550 was the most common aircraft at 97% of departures; flights ran 75% full.
Departures
280
April 2026
Seats
14,000
both directions
Passengers
10,479
both directions
Load factor
74.9%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies CHO–ORD?
SkyWest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop CHO–ORD in April 2026 (280 departures).
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SkyWest Airlines
280 departures · 14,000 seats
Share of departures100.0%74.9%
Load
What plane flies CHO–ORD?
In April 2026, the Bombardier CRJ-550 flew 97% of CHO–ORD departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Bombardier CRJ-550
272 departures · 76.3% load
97.1% - Bombardier CRJ-200
8 departures · 26.0% load
2.9%
How has CHO–ORD traffic changed?
Nonstop CHO–ORD departures rose from 160 in May 2025 to 280 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop CHO–ORD traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
160 departures · 8,902 passengers
86.5%
Load
June 2025
154 departures · 6,401 passengers
83.1%
Load
July 2025
123 departures · 5,215 passengers
84.1%
Load
August 2025
137 departures · 5,805 passengers
84.7%
Load
September 2025
176 departures · 7,495 passengers
80.1%
Load
October 2025
202 departures · 10,379 passengers
82.1%
Load
November 2025
217 departures · 8,109 passengers
74.7%
Load
December 2025
203 departures · 7,421 passengers
72.1%
Load
January 2026
155 departures · 5,637 passengers
72.7%
Load
February 2026
152 departures · 5,985 passengers
78.2%
Load
March 2026
219 departures · 8,613 passengers
78.5%
Load
April 2026
280 departures · 10,479 passengers
74.9%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
CHO → ORD
75.5% full
140 departures · 5,282 passengers
ORD → CHO
74.2% full
140 departures · 5,197 passengers
Nonstop CHO–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.
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Frequently asked
How far is Charlottesville (CHO) from Chicago (ORD)?
CHO to ORD is 565 miles (910 km / 491 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from CHO to ORD?
A nonstop covers the 565-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 56m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies CHO–ORD?
In April 2026, the Bombardier CRJ-550 flew the largest share of departures (97.1%), followed by the Bombardier CRJ-200 (2.9%).
What mileage do I earn flying CHO–ORD?
Distance-based programs credit off the 565-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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