El Paso (ELP) to Chicago (ORD)
Flight time
≈ 3h 16m
Bearing
50° NE
El Paso (ELP) to Chicago (ORD) is 1,235 miles (1,987 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies ELP–ORD
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, SkyWest Airlines operated the most departures, one of 4 carriers flying nonstop ELP–ORD; the Embraer E175 was the most common aircraft at 63% of departures; flights ran 90% full.
Departures
125
May 2026
Seats
11,869
both directions
Passengers
10,629
both directions
Load factor
89.5%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies ELP–ORD?
SkyWest Airlines operated the most nonstop ELP–ORD departures in May 2026 (59), one of 4 carriers on the route.
- OO
59 departures · 4,473 seats
Share of departures47.2%90.9%
Load
- AA
41 departures · 5,248 seats
Share of departures32.8%88.4%
Load
- MQ
21 departures · 1,596 seats
Share of departures16.8%90.3%
Load
- UA
4 departures · 552 seats
Share of departures3.2%87.7%
Load
What plane flies ELP–ORD?
In May 2026, the Embraer E175 flew 63% of ELP–ORD departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Embraer E175
79 departures · 90.7% load
63.2% - Airbus A319
43 departures · 88.6% load
34.4% - Airbus A320
2 departures · 82.7% load
1.6% - Bombardier CRJ-700
1 departures · 93.8% load
0.8%
How has ELP–ORD traffic changed?
Nonstop ELP–ORD departures fell from 128 in June 2025 to 125 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop ELP–ORD traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
128 departures · 8,435 passengers
87.4%
Load
July 2025
116 departures · 7,651 passengers
87.6%
Load
August 2025
117 departures · 7,055 passengers
87.4%
Load
September 2025
120 departures · 7,800 passengers
88.8%
Load
October 2025
124 departures · 7,099 passengers
81.9%
Load
November 2025
115 departures · 6,540 passengers
75.4%
Load
December 2025
114 departures · 6,949 passengers
80.2%
Load
January 2026
122 departures · 7,434 passengers
80.5%
Load
February 2026
112 departures · 6,878 passengers
81.0%
Load
March 2026
123 departures · 7,931 passengers
85.1%
Load
April 2026
114 departures · 9,130 passengers
84.1%
Load
May 2026
125 departures · 10,629 passengers
89.5%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
ELP → ORD
92.7% full
63 departures · 5,556 passengers
ORD → ELP
86.3% full
62 departures · 5,073 passengers
Nonstop ELP–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).
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Frequently asked
How far is El Paso (ELP) from Chicago (ORD)?
ELP to ORD is 1,235 miles (1,987 km / 1,073 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from ELP to ORD?
A nonstop covers the 1,235-mile great-circle distance in roughly 3h 16m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies ELP–ORD?
In May 2026, the Embraer E175 flew the largest share of departures (63.2%), followed by the Airbus A319 (34.4%).
What mileage do I earn flying ELP–ORD?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,235-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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