Kalispell (FCA) to Chicago (ORD)
Flight time
≈ 3h 30m
Bearing
99° E
Kalispell (FCA) to Chicago (ORD) is 1,349 miles (2,171 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies FCA–ORD
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, SkyWest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop FCA–ORD; the Embraer E175 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 64% full.
Departures
8
April 2026
Seats
596
both directions
Passengers
384
both directions
Load factor
64.4%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies FCA–ORD?
SkyWest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop FCA–ORD in April 2026 (8 departures).
- OO
SkyWest Airlines
8 departures · 596 seats
Share of departures100.0%64.4%
Load
What plane flies FCA–ORD?
In April 2026, the Embraer E175 flew 100% of FCA–ORD departures.
- Embraer E175
8 departures · 64.4% load
100.0%
How has FCA–ORD traffic changed?
Nonstop FCA–ORD departures fell from 20 in May 2025 to 8 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop FCA–ORD traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
20 departures · 2,122 passengers
81.6%
Load
June 2025
174 departures · 18,362 passengers
80.1%
Load
July 2025
239 departures · 28,349 passengers
91.4%
Load
August 2025
222 departures · 28,695 passengers
93.4%
Load
September 2025
190 departures · 24,636 passengers
89.5%
Load
October 2025
116 departures · 11,180 passengers
74.0%
Load
November 2025
2 departures · 95 passengers
62.5%
Load
December 2025
30 departures · 3,474 passengers
80.0%
Load
January 2026
18 departures · 1,673 passengers
84.8%
Load
February 2026
28 departures · 1,922 passengers
95.2%
Load
March 2026
42 departures · 2,675 passengers
89.5%
Load
April 2026
8 departures · 384 passengers
64.4%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
FCA → ORD
85.6% full
4 departures · 255 passengers
ORD → FCA
43.3% full
4 departures · 129 passengers
Nonstop FCA–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 Kalispell (FCA) from Chicago (ORD)?
FCA to ORD is 1,349 miles (2,171 km / 1,172 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from FCA to ORD?
A nonstop covers the 1,349-mile great-circle distance in roughly 3h 30m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies FCA–ORD?
In April 2026, the Embraer E175 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying FCA–ORD?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,349-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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