Great Falls (GTF) to Chicago (ORD)
Flight time
≈ 3h 13m
Bearing
100° E
Great Falls (GTF) to Chicago (ORD) is 1,208 miles (1,943 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies GTF–ORD
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn August 2025, SkyWest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop GTF–ORD; the Embraer E175 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 95% full.
Departures
5
August 2025
Seats
380
both directions
Passengers
361
both directions
Load factor
95.0%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies GTF–ORD?
SkyWest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop GTF–ORD in August 2025 (5 departures).
- OO
SkyWest Airlines
5 departures · 380 seats
Share of departures100.0%95.0%
Load
What plane flies GTF–ORD?
In August 2025, the Embraer E175 flew 100% of GTF–ORD departures.
- Embraer E175
5 departures · 95.0% load
100.0%
How has GTF–ORD traffic changed?
Nonstop GTF–ORD departures rose from 4 in May 2025 to 5 in August 2025.
Monthly nonstop GTF–ORD traffic, trailing 12 months through August 2025. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
4 departures · 204 passengers
67.1%
Load
June 2025
8 departures · 553 passengers
91.0%
Load
July 2025
8 departures · 557 passengers
91.6%
Load
August 2025
5 departures · 361 passengers
95.0%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
ORD → GTF
93.4% full
3 departures · 213 passengers
GTF → ORD
97.4% full
2 departures · 148 passengers
Nonstop GTF–ORD traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through August 2025; 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 Great Falls (GTF) from Chicago (ORD)?
GTF to ORD is 1,208 miles (1,943 km / 1,049 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from GTF to ORD?
A nonstop covers the 1,208-mile great-circle distance in roughly 3h 13m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies GTF–ORD?
In August 2025, the Embraer E175 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying GTF–ORD?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,208-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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