Lincoln (LNK) to Chicago (ORD)
Flight time
≈ 1h 44m
Bearing
77° E
Lincoln (LNK) to Chicago (ORD) is 465 miles (749 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies LNK–ORD
Filed traffic dataIn July 2026, SkyWest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop LNK–ORD; the Bombardier CRJ-200 was the most common aircraft at 57% of departures; flights ran 82% full.
Departures
293
July 2026
Seats
15,550
both directions
Passengers
12,758
both directions
Load factor
82.0%
seat-miles filled
Who flies LNK–ORD?
SkyWest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop LNK–ORD in July 2026 (293 departures).
- OO
293 departures · 15,550 seats
Share of departures100.0%82.0%
Load
What plane flies LNK–ORD?
In July 2026, the Bombardier CRJ-200 flew 57% of LNK–ORD departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Bombardier CRJ-200
168 departures · 87.5% load
57.3% - Bombardier CRJ-550
65 departures · 88.4% load
22.2% - Bombardier CRJ-700
60 departures · 65.0% load
20.5%
How has LNK–ORD traffic changed?
Nonstop LNK–ORD departures rose from 238 in August 2025 to 293 in July 2026.
Monthly nonstop LNK–ORD traffic, trailing 12 months through July 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
August 2025
238 departures · 10,486 passengers
87.5%
Load
September 2025
233 departures · 10,507 passengers
90.0%
Load
October 2025
257 departures · 11,479 passengers
87.0%
Load
November 2025
273 departures · 11,265 passengers
82.0%
Load
December 2025
236 departures · 10,215 passengers
86.1%
Load
January 2026
244 departures · 9,908 passengers
81.1%
Load
February 2026
224 departures · 9,747 passengers
86.9%
Load
March 2026
237 departures · 10,143 passengers
83.4%
Load
April 2026
279 departures · 11,574 passengers
82.7%
Load
May 2026
298 departures · 13,013 passengers
81.8%
Load
June 2026
285 departures · 11,976 passengers
79.6%
Load
July 2026
293 departures · 12,758 passengers
82.0%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
LNK → ORD
83.4% full
148 departures · 6,549 passengers
ORD → LNK
80.6% full
145 departures · 6,209 passengers
Nonstop LNK–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). Load factor is RPM ÷ ASM (revenue passenger-miles ÷ available seat-miles).
The airports
Frequently asked
How far is Lincoln (LNK) from Chicago (ORD)?
LNK to ORD is 465 miles (749 km / 404 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from LNK to ORD?
A nonstop covers the 465-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 44m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies LNK–ORD?
In July 2026, the Bombardier CRJ-200 flew the largest share of departures (57.3%), followed by the Bombardier CRJ-550 (22.2%).
What mileage do I earn flying LNK–ORD?
Distance-based programs credit off the 465-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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