Wichita (ICT) to Chicago (ORD)
Flight time
≈ 1h 58m
Bearing
56° NE
Wichita (ICT) to Chicago (ORD) is 587 miles (944 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies ICT–ORD
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, SkyWest Airlines operated the most departures, one of 5 carriers flying nonstop ICT–ORD; the Embraer E175 was the most common aircraft at 41% of departures; flights ran 73% full.
Departures
488
April 2026
Seats
32,159
both directions
Passengers
23,558
both directions
Load factor
73.3%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies ICT–ORD?
SkyWest Airlines operated the most nonstop ICT–ORD departures in April 2026 (350), one of 5 carriers on the route.
- OO
SkyWest Airlines
350 departures · 22,857 seats
Share of departures71.7%72.9%
Load
- MQ
Envoy Air
121 departures · 8,239 seats
Share of departures24.8%73.7%
Load
- OH
PSA Airlines
10 departures · 661 seats
Share of departures2.0%78.7%
Load
- G7
GoJet Airlines
5 departures · 250 seats
Share of departures1.0%77.6%
Load
- YX
Republic Airways
2 departures · 152 seats
Share of departures0.4%72.4%
Load
What plane flies ICT–ORD?
In April 2026, the Embraer E175 flew 41% of ICT–ORD departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Embraer E175
202 departures · 73.4% load
41.4% - Bombardier CRJ-550
100 departures · 80.4% load
20.5% - Bombardier CRJ-700
98 departures · 64.4% load
20.1% - Embraer E170
87 departures · 76.6% load
17.8% - Bombardier CRJ-900
1 departures · 77.6% load
0.2%
How has ICT–ORD traffic changed?
Nonstop ICT–ORD departures rose from 443 in May 2025 to 488 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop ICT–ORD traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
443 departures · 28,050 passengers
83.6%
Load
June 2025
432 departures · 27,176 passengers
80.8%
Load
July 2025
415 departures · 25,979 passengers
80.4%
Load
August 2025
373 departures · 22,952 passengers
77.6%
Load
September 2025
353 departures · 23,416 passengers
80.6%
Load
October 2025
398 departures · 24,626 passengers
79.4%
Load
November 2025
368 departures · 20,139 passengers
75.2%
Load
December 2025
335 departures · 20,350 passengers
78.5%
Load
January 2026
324 departures · 16,815 passengers
64.9%
Load
February 2026
338 departures · 17,798 passengers
65.8%
Load
March 2026
393 departures · 24,122 passengers
75.7%
Load
April 2026
488 departures · 23,558 passengers
73.3%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
ORD → ICT
72.1% full
245 departures · 11,566 passengers
ICT → ORD
74.4% full
243 departures · 11,992 passengers
Nonstop ICT–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 Wichita (ICT) from Chicago (ORD)?
ICT to ORD is 587 miles (944 km / 510 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from ICT to ORD?
A nonstop covers the 587-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 58m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies ICT–ORD?
In April 2026, the Embraer E175 flew the largest share of departures (41.4%), followed by the Bombardier CRJ-550 (20.5%).
What mileage do I earn flying ICT–ORD?
Distance-based programs credit off the 587-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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