Greensboro (GSO) to Chicago (ORD)
Flight time
≈ 1h 59m
Bearing
316° NW
Greensboro (GSO) to Chicago (ORD) is 589 miles (948 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies GSO–ORD
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Envoy Air operated the most departures, one of 4 carriers flying nonstop GSO–ORD; the Embraer E175 was the most common aircraft at 72% of departures; flights ran 78% full.
Departures
345
April 2026
Seats
24,971
both directions
Passengers
19,590
both directions
Load factor
78.5%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies GSO–ORD?
Envoy Air operated the most nonstop GSO–ORD departures in April 2026 (171), one of 4 carriers on the route.
- MQ
Envoy Air
171 departures · 11,929 seats
Share of departures49.6%76.5%
Load
- OO
SkyWest Airlines
170 departures · 12,764 seats
Share of departures49.3%80.2%
Load
- YX
Republic Airways
3 departures · 228 seats
Share of departures0.9%86.0%
Load
- G7
GoJet Airlines
1 departures · 50 seats
Share of departures0.3%78.0%
Load
What plane flies GSO–ORD?
In April 2026, the Embraer E175 flew 72% of GSO–ORD departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Embraer E175
247 departures · 78.0% load
71.6% - Embraer E170
97 departures · 79.9% load
28.1% - Bombardier CRJ-550
1 departures · 78.0% load
0.3%
How has GSO–ORD traffic changed?
Nonstop GSO–ORD departures rose from 237 in May 2025 to 345 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop GSO–ORD traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
237 departures · 14,367 passengers
90.6%
Load
June 2025
231 departures · 13,171 passengers
88.1%
Load
July 2025
233 departures · 13,369 passengers
87.2%
Load
August 2025
233 departures · 13,553 passengers
85.4%
Load
September 2025
298 departures · 16,352 passengers
80.3%
Load
October 2025
345 departures · 19,425 passengers
82.7%
Load
November 2025
255 departures · 14,406 passengers
78.6%
Load
December 2025
275 departures · 16,126 passengers
80.7%
Load
January 2026
214 departures · 11,227 passengers
71.3%
Load
February 2026
243 departures · 13,537 passengers
76.7%
Load
March 2026
291 departures · 16,157 passengers
76.3%
Load
April 2026
345 departures · 19,590 passengers
78.5%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
ORD → GSO
77.9% full
175 departures · 9,862 passengers
GSO → ORD
79.0% full
170 departures · 9,728 passengers
Nonstop GSO–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 Greensboro (GSO) from Chicago (ORD)?
GSO to ORD is 589 miles (948 km / 512 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from GSO to ORD?
A nonstop covers the 589-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 59m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies GSO–ORD?
In April 2026, the Embraer E175 flew the largest share of departures (71.6%), followed by the Embraer E170 (28.1%).
What mileage do I earn flying GSO–ORD?
Distance-based programs credit off the 589-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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