Kincheloe (CIU) to Chicago (ORD)
Flight time
≈ 1h 29m
Bearing
211° SW
Kincheloe (CIU) to Chicago (ORD) is 340 miles (548 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies CIU–ORD
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, SkyWest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop CIU–ORD; the Bombardier CRJ-200 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 47% full.
Departures
14
May 2026
Seats
700
both directions
Passengers
326
both directions
Load factor
46.6%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies CIU–ORD?
SkyWest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop CIU–ORD in May 2026 (14 departures).
- OO
14 departures · 700 seats
Share of departures100.0%46.6%
Load
What plane flies CIU–ORD?
In May 2026, the Bombardier CRJ-200 flew 100% of CIU–ORD departures.
- Bombardier CRJ-200
14 departures · 46.6% load
100.0%
How has CIU–ORD traffic changed?
Nonstop CIU–ORD departures fell from 58 in June 2025 to 14 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop CIU–ORD traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
58 departures · 1,421 passengers
49.0%
Load
July 2025
61 departures · 2,450 passengers
80.3%
Load
August 2025
58 departures · 2,274 passengers
78.4%
Load
September 2025
56 departures · 1,672 passengers
59.7%
Load
October 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
November 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
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December 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
January 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
February 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
March 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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April 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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May 2026
14 departures · 326 passengers
46.6%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
CIU → ORD
45.1% full
7 departures · 158 passengers
ORD → CIU
48.0% full
7 departures · 168 passengers
Nonstop CIU–ORD traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through May 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
The airports
Kincheloe
US
Chippewa County International Airport
Coordinates
46.24°N, 84.46°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Kincheloe (CIU) from Chicago (ORD)?
CIU to ORD is 340 miles (548 km / 296 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from CIU 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 CIU–ORD?
In May 2026, the Bombardier CRJ-200 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying CIU–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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