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
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, SkyWest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop LNK–ORD; the Bombardier CRJ-550 was the most common aircraft at 61% of departures; flights ran 83% full.
Departures
279
April 2026
Seats
14,002
both directions
Passengers
11,574
both directions
Load factor
82.7%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies LNK–ORD?
SkyWest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop LNK–ORD in April 2026 (279 departures).
- OO
SkyWest Airlines
279 departures · 14,002 seats
Share of departures100.0%82.7%
Load
What plane flies LNK–ORD?
In April 2026, the Bombardier CRJ-550 flew 61% of LNK–ORD departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Bombardier CRJ-550
169 departures · 85.6% load
60.6% - Bombardier CRJ-200
108 departures · 78.5% load
38.7% - Embraer E175
2 departures · 66.5% load
0.7%
How has LNK–ORD traffic changed?
Nonstop LNK–ORD departures rose from 246 in May 2025 to 279 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop LNK–ORD traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
246 departures · 11,251 passengers
91.2%
Load
June 2025
239 departures · 11,037 passengers
92.4%
Load
July 2025
242 departures · 10,766 passengers
89.0%
Load
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
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
LNK → ORD
82.4% full
141 departures · 5,831 passengers
ORD → LNK
82.9% full
138 departures · 5,743 passengers
Nonstop LNK–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 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 April 2026, the Bombardier CRJ-550 flew the largest share of departures (60.6%), followed by the Bombardier CRJ-200 (38.7%).
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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