Savoy (CMI) to Chicago (ORD)
Flight time
≈ 1h 04m
Bearing
8° N
Savoy (CMI) to Chicago (ORD) is 135 miles (218 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies CMI–ORD
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, Envoy Air was the only carrier flying nonstop CMI–ORD; the Embraer E170 was the most common aircraft at 91% of departures; flights ran 71% full.
Departures
177
May 2026
Seats
11,681
both directions
Passengers
8,243
both directions
Load factor
70.6%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies CMI–ORD?
Envoy Air was the only carrier to fly nonstop CMI–ORD in May 2026 (177 departures).
- MQ
177 departures · 11,681 seats
Share of departures100.0%70.6%
Load
What plane flies CMI–ORD?
In May 2026, the Embraer E170 flew 91% of CMI–ORD departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Embraer E170
161 departures · 71.3% load
91.0% - Embraer E175
16 departures · 64.0% load
9.0%
How has CMI–ORD traffic changed?
Nonstop CMI–ORD departures rose from 142 in June 2025 to 177 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop CMI–ORD traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
142 departures · 6,685 passengers
71.8%
Load
July 2025
134 departures · 6,325 passengers
71.3%
Load
August 2025
165 departures · 7,243 passengers
66.9%
Load
September 2025
136 departures · 6,130 passengers
68.6%
Load
October 2025
206 departures · 9,263 passengers
67.5%
Load
November 2025
186 departures · 7,370 passengers
59.4%
Load
December 2025
183 departures · 6,798 passengers
55.7%
Load
January 2026
174 departures · 5,837 passengers
50.1%
Load
February 2026
161 departures · 6,304 passengers
59.8%
Load
March 2026
162 departures · 7,368 passengers
69.0%
Load
April 2026
171 departures · 7,529 passengers
66.3%
Load
May 2026
177 departures · 8,243 passengers
70.6%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
CMI → ORD
73.4% full
89 departures · 4,311 passengers
ORD → CMI
67.7% full
88 departures · 3,932 passengers
Nonstop CMI–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
Savoy
US
University of Illinois Willard Airport
Coordinates
40.04°N, 88.28°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Savoy (CMI) from Chicago (ORD)?
CMI to ORD is 135 miles (218 km / 118 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from CMI to ORD?
A nonstop covers the 135-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 04m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies CMI–ORD?
In May 2026, the Embraer E170 flew the largest share of departures (91.0%), followed by the Embraer E175 (9.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying CMI–ORD?
Distance-based programs credit off the 135-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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