Idaho Falls (IDA) to Chicago (ORD)
Flight time
≈ 3h 15m
Bearing
87° E
Idaho Falls (IDA) to Chicago (ORD) is 1,226 miles (1,974 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies IDA–ORD
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn February 2026, United Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop IDA–ORD; the Boeing 737-700 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 91% full.
Departures
1
February 2026
Seats
126
both directions
Passengers
115
both directions
Load factor
91.3%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies IDA–ORD?
United Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop IDA–ORD in February 2026 (1 departures).
- UA
United Airlines
1 departures · 126 seats
Share of departures100.0%91.3%
Load
What plane flies IDA–ORD?
In February 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew 100% of IDA–ORD departures.
- Boeing 737-700
1 departures · 91.3% load
100.0%
How has IDA–ORD traffic changed?
Nonstop IDA–ORD departures fell from 49 in August 2025 to 1 in February 2026.
Monthly nonstop IDA–ORD traffic, trailing 12 months through February 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
August 2025
49 departures · 2,926 passengers
91.9%
Load
September 2025
57 departures · 3,372 passengers
91.0%
Load
October 2025
63 departures · 3,298 passengers
80.5%
Load
November 2025
3 departures · 89 passengers
44.5%
Load
December 2025
1 departures · 64 passengers
50.8%
Load
January 2026
2 departures · 0 passengers
0.0%
Load
February 2026
1 departures · 115 passengers
91.3%
Load
Nonstop IDA–ORD traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through February 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 Idaho Falls (IDA) from Chicago (ORD)?
IDA to ORD is 1,226 miles (1,974 km / 1,066 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from IDA to ORD?
A nonstop covers the 1,226-mile great-circle distance in roughly 3h 15m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies IDA–ORD?
In February 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying IDA–ORD?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,226-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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