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
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Republic Airways operated the most departures, one of 4 carriers flying nonstop ELP–ORD; the Embraer E175 was the most common aircraft at 56% of departures; flights ran 84% full.
Departures
114
April 2026
Seats
10,853
both directions
Passengers
9,130
both directions
Load factor
84.1%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies ELP–ORD?
Republic Airways operated the most nonstop ELP–ORD departures in April 2026 (58), one of 4 carriers on the route.
- YX
Republic Airways
58 departures · 4,372 seats
Share of departures50.9%88.4%
Load
- AA
American Airlines
43 departures · 5,504 seats
Share of departures37.7%80.8%
Load
- MQ
Envoy Air
10 departures · 760 seats
Share of departures8.8%83.3%
Load
- OO
SkyWest Airlines
3 departures · 217 seats
Share of departures2.6%84.3%
Load
What plane flies ELP–ORD?
In April 2026, the Embraer E175 flew 56% of ELP–ORD departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Embraer E175
64 departures · 88.1% load
56.1% - Airbus A319
43 departures · 80.8% load
37.7% - Embraer E170
6 departures · 85.0% load
5.3% - Bombardier CRJ-700
1 departures · 56.9% load
0.9%
How has ELP–ORD traffic changed?
Nonstop ELP–ORD departures fell from 177 in May 2025 to 114 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop ELP–ORD traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
177 departures · 10,788 passengers
78.4%
Load
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
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
ELP → ORD
93.3% full
57 departures · 5,033 passengers
ORD → ELP
75.1% full
57 departures · 4,097 passengers
Nonstop ELP–ORD traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through April 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work). The DOT publishes roughly three months in arrears.
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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 April 2026, the Embraer E175 flew the largest share of departures (56.1%), followed by the Airbus A319 (37.7%).
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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