Lansing (LAN) to Chicago (ORD)
Flight time
≈ 1h 09m
Bearing
253° W
Lansing (LAN) to Chicago (ORD) is 178 miles (287 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies LAN–ORD
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Envoy Air operated the most departures, one of 2 carriers flying nonstop LAN–ORD; the Embraer E170 was the most common aircraft at 78% of departures; flights ran 70% full.
Departures
109
April 2026
Seats
7,399
both directions
Passengers
5,184
both directions
Load factor
70.1%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies LAN–ORD?
Envoy Air operated the most nonstop LAN–ORD departures in April 2026 (108), one of 2 carriers on the route.
- MQ
Envoy Air
108 departures · 7,273 seats
Share of departures99.1%69.6%
Load
- UA
United Airlines
1 departures · 126 seats
Share of departures0.9%96.0%
Load
What plane flies LAN–ORD?
In April 2026, the Embraer E170 flew 78% of LAN–ORD departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Embraer E170
85 departures · 71.0% load
78.0% - Embraer E175
23 departures · 65.3% load
21.1% - Airbus A319
1 departures · 96.0% load
0.9%
How has LAN–ORD traffic changed?
Nonstop LAN–ORD departures fell from 178 in May 2025 to 109 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop LAN–ORD traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
178 departures · 7,473 passengers
63.9%
Load
June 2025
180 departures · 6,909 passengers
58.7%
Load
July 2025
182 departures · 7,065 passengers
59.4%
Load
August 2025
177 departures · 6,860 passengers
59.3%
Load
September 2025
122 departures · 5,311 passengers
65.6%
Load
October 2025
124 departures · 5,325 passengers
65.0%
Load
November 2025
115 departures · 4,528 passengers
59.7%
Load
December 2025
119 departures · 4,908 passengers
62.0%
Load
January 2026
124 departures · 4,245 passengers
50.7%
Load
February 2026
109 departures · 4,818 passengers
66.3%
Load
March 2026
110 departures · 4,877 passengers
67.2%
Load
April 2026
109 departures · 5,184 passengers
70.1%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
ORD → LAN
73.9% full
55 departures · 2,741 passengers
LAN → ORD
66.2% full
54 departures · 2,443 passengers
Nonstop LAN–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 Lansing (LAN) from Chicago (ORD)?
LAN to ORD is 178 miles (287 km / 155 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from LAN to ORD?
A nonstop covers the 178-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 09m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies LAN–ORD?
In April 2026, the Embraer E170 flew the largest share of departures (78.0%), followed by the Embraer E175 (21.1%).
What mileage do I earn flying LAN–ORD?
Distance-based programs credit off the 178-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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