Dallas (DAL) to Chicago (ORD)
Flight time
≈ 2h 24m
Bearing
35° NE
Dallas (DAL) to Chicago (ORD) is 798 miles (1,285 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies DAL–ORD
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop DAL–ORD; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 57% of departures; flights ran 86% full.
Departures
60
May 2026
Seats
10,310
both directions
Passengers
8,891
both directions
Load factor
86.2%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies DAL–ORD?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop DAL–ORD in May 2026 (60 departures).
- WN
60 departures · 10,310 seats
Share of departures100.0%86.2%
Load
What plane flies DAL–ORD?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 57% of DAL–ORD departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
34 departures · 84.7% load
56.7% - Boeing 737-800
21 departures · 88.7% load
35.0% - Boeing 737-700
5 departures · 86.7% load
8.3%
How has DAL–ORD traffic changed?
Nonstop DAL–ORD departures fell from 172 in June 2025 to 60 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop DAL–ORD traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
172 departures · 22,306 passengers
80.3%
Load
July 2025
176 departures · 23,005 passengers
81.6%
Load
August 2025
148 departures · 19,508 passengers
82.1%
Load
September 2025
143 departures · 18,140 passengers
79.5%
Load
October 2025
174 departures · 20,795 passengers
77.1%
Load
November 2025
57 departures · 7,060 passengers
73.1%
Load
December 2025
64 departures · 8,139 passengers
77.5%
Load
January 2026
62 departures · 6,496 passengers
62.8%
Load
February 2026
57 departures · 6,313 passengers
66.4%
Load
March 2026
61 departures · 7,474 passengers
82.1%
Load
April 2026
64 departures · 7,879 passengers
74.6%
Load
May 2026
60 departures · 8,891 passengers
86.2%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
DAL → ORD
86.4% full
30 departures · 4,538 passengers
ORD → DAL
86.0% full
30 departures · 4,353 passengers
Nonstop DAL–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
Frequently asked
How far is Dallas (DAL) from Chicago (ORD)?
DAL to ORD is 798 miles (1,285 km / 694 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from DAL to ORD?
A nonstop covers the 798-mile great-circle distance in roughly 2h 24m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies DAL–ORD?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (56.7%), followed by the Boeing 737-800 (35.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying DAL–ORD?
Distance-based programs credit off the 798-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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