Cleveland (CLE) to St Louis (STL)
Flight time
≈ 1h 46m
Bearing
251° W
Cleveland (CLE) to St Louis (STL) is 486 miles (783 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies CLE–STL
Filed traffic dataIn July 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop CLE–STL; the Boeing 737-700 was the most common aircraft at 79% of departures; flights ran 70% full.
Departures
117
July 2026
Seats
16,979
both directions
Passengers
11,895
both directions
Load factor
70.1%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies CLE–STL?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop CLE–STL in July 2026 (117 departures).
- WN
117 departures · 16,979 seats
Share of departures100.0%70.1%
Load
What plane flies CLE–STL?
In July 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew 79% of CLE–STL departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737-700
92 departures · 68.0% load
78.6% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
17 departures · 71.6% load
14.5% - Boeing 737-800
8 departures · 85.0% load
6.8%
How has CLE–STL traffic changed?
Nonstop CLE–STL departures fell from 135 in August 2025 to 117 in July 2026.
Monthly nonstop CLE–STL traffic, trailing 12 months through July 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
August 2025
135 departures · 16,038 passengers
73.1%
Load
September 2025
138 departures · 16,595 passengers
74.2%
Load
October 2025
116 departures · 14,702 passengers
78.8%
Load
November 2025
107 departures · 10,997 passengers
66.6%
Load
December 2025
115 departures · 11,542 passengers
66.5%
Load
January 2026
109 departures · 9,180 passengers
55.1%
Load
February 2026
102 departures · 9,097 passengers
61.6%
Load
March 2026
118 departures · 12,249 passengers
67.2%
Load
April 2026
113 departures · 11,860 passengers
69.6%
Load
May 2026
112 departures · 11,680 passengers
69.3%
Load
June 2026
112 departures · 11,800 passengers
71.8%
Load
July 2026
117 departures · 11,895 passengers
70.1%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
CLE → STL
68.5% full
59 departures · 5,689 passengers
STL → CLE
71.6% full
58 departures · 6,206 passengers
Nonstop CLE–STL 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).
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Frequently asked
How far is Cleveland (CLE) from St Louis (STL)?
CLE to STL is 486 miles (783 km / 423 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from CLE to STL?
A nonstop covers the 486-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 46m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies CLE–STL?
In July 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew the largest share of departures (78.6%), followed by the Boeing 737 MAX 8 (14.5%).
What mileage do I earn flying CLE–STL?
Distance-based programs credit off the 486-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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