Cedar Rapids (CID) to Chicago (ORD)
Flight time
≈ 1h 11m
Bearing
87° E
Cedar Rapids (CID) to Chicago (ORD) is 196 miles (315 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies CID–ORD
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, SkyWest Airlines operated the most departures, one of 7 carriers flying nonstop CID–ORD; the Bombardier CRJ-550 was the most common aircraft at 37% of departures; flights ran 72% full.
Departures
691
April 2026
Seats
53,164
both directions
Passengers
38,329
both directions
Load factor
72.1%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies CID–ORD?
SkyWest Airlines operated the most nonstop CID–ORD departures in April 2026 (253), one of 7 carriers on the route.
- OO
SkyWest Airlines
253 departures · 14,402 seats
Share of departures36.6%74.2%
Load
- G7
GoJet Airlines
116 departures · 5,800 seats
Share of departures16.8%78.7%
Load
- YX
Republic Airways
112 departures · 8,512 seats
Share of departures16.2%71.0%
Load
- MQ
Envoy Air
92 departures · 6,507 seats
Share of departures13.3%77.3%
Load
- UA
United Airlines
65 departures · 10,859 seats
Share of departures9.4%68.5%
Load
- AA
American Airlines
52 departures · 6,904 seats
Share of departures7.5%63.8%
Load
- DL
Delta Air Lines
1 departures · 180 seats
Share of departures0.1%92.2%
Load
What plane flies CID–ORD?
In April 2026, the Bombardier CRJ-550 flew 37% of CID–ORD departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Bombardier CRJ-550
254 departures · 76.8% load
36.8% - Embraer E175
163 departures · 74.7% load
23.6% - Bombardier CRJ-700
112 departures · 72.8% load
16.2% - Boeing 737-800
55 departures · 69.8% load
8.0% - Airbus A319
48 departures · 65.5% load
7.0% - Embraer E170
44 departures · 70.5% load
6.4% - Airbus A321
4 departures · 50.0% load
0.6% - Airbus A321neo
3 departures · 79.2% load
0.4% - Boeing 737-900ER
2 departures · 52.9% load
0.3% - Airbus A320
2 departures · 59.0% load
0.3% - Boeing 737 MAX 9
2 departures · 50.0% load
0.3% - Boeing 737-700
1 departures · 85.7% load
0.1% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
1 departures · 63.9% load
0.1%
How has CID–ORD traffic changed?
Nonstop CID–ORD departures rose from 558 in May 2025 to 691 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop CID–ORD traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
558 departures · 34,628 passengers
83.5%
Load
June 2025
540 departures · 34,522 passengers
83.8%
Load
July 2025
528 departures · 31,505 passengers
84.4%
Load
August 2025
591 departures · 36,641 passengers
82.7%
Load
September 2025
556 departures · 34,370 passengers
80.8%
Load
October 2025
605 departures · 37,096 passengers
80.0%
Load
November 2025
556 departures · 29,052 passengers
76.5%
Load
December 2025
536 departures · 29,614 passengers
75.4%
Load
January 2026
537 departures · 29,324 passengers
72.0%
Load
February 2026
585 departures · 31,012 passengers
73.6%
Load
March 2026
582 departures · 33,894 passengers
75.5%
Load
April 2026
691 departures · 38,329 passengers
72.1%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
CID → ORD
73.2% full
349 departures · 19,954 passengers
ORD → CID
71.0% full
342 departures · 18,375 passengers
Nonstop CID–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 Cedar Rapids (CID) from Chicago (ORD)?
CID to ORD is 196 miles (315 km / 170 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from CID to ORD?
A nonstop covers the 196-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 11m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies CID–ORD?
In April 2026, the Bombardier CRJ-550 flew the largest share of departures (36.8%), followed by the Embraer E175 (23.6%).
What mileage do I earn flying CID–ORD?
Distance-based programs credit off the 196-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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