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 May 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop CLE–STL; the Boeing 737-700 was the most common aircraft at 64% of departures; flights ran 69% full.
Departures
112
May 2026
Seats
16,864
both directions
Passengers
11,680
both directions
Load factor
69.3%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies CLE–STL?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop CLE–STL in May 2026 (112 departures).
- WN
112 departures · 16,864 seats
Share of departures100.0%69.3%
Load
What plane flies CLE–STL?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew 64% of CLE–STL departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737-700
72 departures · 71.4% load
64.3% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
22 departures · 61.3% load
19.6% - Boeing 737-800
18 departures · 72.3% load
16.1%
How has CLE–STL traffic changed?
Nonstop CLE–STL departures fell from 120 in June 2025 to 112 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop CLE–STL traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
120 departures · 14,073 passengers
72.3%
Load
July 2025
124 departures · 14,341 passengers
71.9%
Load
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
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
CLE → STL
68.5% full
56 departures · 5,727 passengers
STL → CLE
70.0% full
56 departures · 5,953 passengers
Nonstop CLE–STL 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).
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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 May 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew the largest share of departures (64.3%), followed by the Boeing 737 MAX 8 (19.6%).
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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