FAA · Live

Open the map

Hayden (HDN) to Chicago (ORD)

1,007mi
1,620 km875 nm

Flight time

≈ 2h 49m

Bearing

78° E

Hayden (HDN) to Chicago (ORD) is 1,007 miles (1,620 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.

Route map: HDN → ORDHDNORD

Look up a route, or build a trip

Change the airports, or add stops for a multi-leg trip.

What actually flies HDNORD

US DOT T-100 · filed data

In April 2026, United Airlines operated the most departures, one of 2 carriers flying nonstop HDN–ORD; the Embraer E175 was the most common aircraft at 47% of departures; flights ran 33% full.

Departures

19

April 2026

Seats

2,024

both directions

Passengers

666

both directions

Load factor

32.9%

passengers ÷ seats

Who flies HDN–ORD?

United Airlines operated the most nonstop HDN–ORD departures in April 2026 (10), one of 2 carriers on the route.

  • UA

    United Airlines

    10 departures · 1,340 seats

    33.2%

    Load

  • MQ

    Envoy Air

    9 departures · 684 seats

    32.3%

    Load

What plane flies HDN–ORD?

In April 2026, the Embraer E175 flew 47% of HDN–ORD departures — more than any other aircraft type.

How has HDN–ORD traffic changed?

Nonstop HDN–ORD departures fell from 70 in December 2025 to 19 in April 2026.

Monthly nonstop HDNORD traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.

  • December 2025

    70 departures · 5,402 passengers

    72.8%

    Load

  • January 2026

    71 departures · 7,388 passengers

    70.3%

    Load

  • February 2026

    88 departures · 8,042 passengers

    76.8%

    Load

  • March 2026

    104 departures · 8,283 passengers

    75.3%

    Load

  • April 2026

    19 departures · 666 passengers

    32.9%

    Load

By direction

The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.

ORDHDN

14.9% full

10 departures · 156 passengers

HDNORD

52.4% full

9 departures · 510 passengers

Nonstop HDN–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.

The airports

HDN

US

Yampa Valley Airport

Coordinates

40.48°N, 107.22°W

Hemisphere

N · W

ORD

US

Chicago O'Hare International Airport

Coordinates

41.98°N, 87.90°W

Hemisphere

N · W

Frequently asked

How far is Hayden (HDN) from Chicago (ORD)?

HDN to ORD is 1,007 miles (1,620 km / 875 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.

How long is the flight from HDN to ORD?

A nonstop covers the 1,007-mile great-circle distance in roughly 2h 49m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.

What plane flies HDN–ORD?

In April 2026, the Embraer E175 flew the largest share of departures (47.4%), followed by the Airbus A319 (42.1%).

What mileage do I earn flying HDN–ORD?

Distance-based programs credit off the 1,007-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.

Keep exploring

Every route below is its own page.