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 June 2026, Envoy Air operated the most departures, one of 2 carriers flying nonstop ELP–ORD; the Embraer E175 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 88% full.
Departures
116
June 2026
Seats
8,816
both directions
Passengers
7,798
both directions
Load factor
88.4%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies ELP–ORD?
Envoy Air operated the most nonstop ELP–ORD departures in June 2026 (60), one of 2 carriers on the route.
- MQ
60 departures · 4,560 seats
Share of departures51.7%89.8%
Load
- OO
56 departures · 4,256 seats
Share of departures48.3%87.1%
Load
What plane flies ELP–ORD?
In June 2026, the Embraer E175 flew 100% of ELP–ORD departures.
- Embraer E175
116 departures · 88.4% load
100.0%
How has ELP–ORD traffic changed?
Nonstop ELP–ORD departures held steady at about 116 a month between July 2025 and June 2026.
Monthly nonstop ELP–ORD traffic, trailing 12 months through June 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
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
June 2026
116 departures · 7,798 passengers
88.4%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
ELP → ORD
93.3% full
59 departures · 4,182 passengers
ORD → ELP
83.5% full
57 departures · 3,616 passengers
Nonstop ELP–ORD traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through June 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 June 2026, the Embraer E175 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
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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