Balice (KRK) to Chicago (ORD)
Flight time
≈ 10h 15m
Bearing
310° NW
Balice (KRK) to Chicago (ORD) is 4,727 miles (7,607 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies KRK–ORD
Filed traffic dataIn July 2026, Polskie Linie Lotnicze was the only carrier flying nonstop KRK–ORD; the Boeing 787-8 was the most common aircraft at 55% of departures; flights ran 91% full.
Departures
44
July 2026
Seats
11,928
both directions
Passengers
10,904
both directions
Load factor
91.4%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies KRK–ORD?
Polskie Linie Lotnicze was the only carrier to fly nonstop KRK–ORD in July 2026 (44 departures).
- LO
Polskie Linie Lotnicze
44 departures · 11,928 seats
Share of departures100.0%91.4%
Load
What plane flies KRK–ORD?
In July 2026, the Boeing 787-8 flew 55% of KRK–ORD departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 787-8
24 departures · 89.1% load
54.5% - Boeing 787-9
20 departures · 93.8% load
45.5%
How has KRK–ORD traffic changed?
Nonstop KRK–ORD departures rose from 36 in August 2025 to 44 in July 2026.
Monthly nonstop KRK–ORD traffic, trailing 12 months through July 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
August 2025
36 departures · 9,099 passengers
95.4%
Load
September 2025
34 departures · 8,231 passengers
91.6%
Load
October 2025
17 departures · 4,316 passengers
97.0%
Load
November 2025
9 departures · 2,114 passengers
91.5%
Load
December 2025
9 departures · 2,151 passengers
93.1%
Load
January 2026
8 departures · 1,882 passengers
86.2%
Load
February 2026
8 departures · 1,845 passengers
87.9%
Load
March 2026
8 departures · 1,894 passengers
90.2%
Load
April 2026
13 departures · 3,198 passengers
96.4%
Load
May 2026
31 departures · 7,057 passengers
86.6%
Load
June 2026
42 departures · 9,504 passengers
88.0%
Load
July 2026
44 departures · 10,904 passengers
91.4%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
KRK → ORD
93.2% full
22 departures · 5,560 passengers
ORD → KRK
89.6% full
22 departures · 5,344 passengers
Nonstop KRK–ORD traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through July 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
The airports
Balice
PL
Kraków John Paul II International Airport
Coordinates
50.08°N, 19.78°E
Hemisphere
N · E
Frequently asked
How far is Balice (KRK) from Chicago (ORD)?
KRK to ORD is 4,727 miles (7,607 km / 4,107 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from KRK to ORD?
A nonstop covers the 4,727-mile great-circle distance in roughly 10h 15m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies KRK–ORD?
In July 2026, the Boeing 787-8 flew the largest share of departures (54.5%), followed by the Boeing 787-9 (45.5%).
What mileage do I earn flying KRK–ORD?
Distance-based programs credit off the 4,727-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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