La Crosse (LSE) to Chicago (ORD)
Flight time
≈ 1h 14m
Bearing
127° SE
La Crosse (LSE) to Chicago (ORD) is 214 miles (345 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies LSE–ORD
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, Envoy Air was the only carrier flying nonstop LSE–ORD; the Embraer E170 was the most common aircraft at 59% of departures; flights ran 73% full.
Departures
184
May 2026
Seats
12,783
both directions
Passengers
9,337
both directions
Load factor
73.0%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies LSE–ORD?
Envoy Air was the only carrier to fly nonstop LSE–ORD in May 2026 (184 departures).
- MQ
184 departures · 12,783 seats
Share of departures100.0%73.0%
Load
What plane flies LSE–ORD?
In May 2026, the Embraer E170 flew 59% of LSE–ORD departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Embraer E170
109 departures · 74.7% load
59.2% - Embraer E175
75 departures · 71.0% load
40.8%
How has LSE–ORD traffic changed?
Nonstop LSE–ORD departures rose from 180 in June 2025 to 184 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop LSE–ORD traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
180 departures · 8,128 passengers
68.6%
Load
July 2025
179 departures · 8,220 passengers
69.8%
Load
August 2025
163 departures · 7,987 passengers
73.7%
Load
September 2025
167 departures · 7,026 passengers
64.2%
Load
October 2025
177 departures · 7,220 passengers
61.5%
Load
November 2025
155 departures · 5,139 passengers
50.4%
Load
December 2025
166 departures · 6,160 passengers
56.2%
Load
January 2026
161 departures · 6,106 passengers
57.5%
Load
February 2026
160 departures · 6,823 passengers
65.1%
Load
March 2026
157 departures · 7,533 passengers
72.4%
Load
April 2026
166 departures · 8,524 passengers
72.9%
Load
May 2026
184 departures · 9,337 passengers
73.0%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
LSE → ORD
73.5% full
92 departures · 4,703 passengers
ORD → LSE
72.6% full
92 departures · 4,634 passengers
Nonstop LSE–ORD traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through May 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
The airports
La Crosse
US
La Crosse Regional Airport
Coordinates
43.88°N, 91.26°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is La Crosse (LSE) from Chicago (ORD)?
LSE to ORD is 214 miles (345 km / 186 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from LSE to ORD?
A nonstop covers the 214-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 14m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies LSE–ORD?
In May 2026, the Embraer E170 flew the largest share of departures (59.2%), followed by the Embraer E175 (40.8%).
What mileage do I earn flying LSE–ORD?
Distance-based programs credit off the 214-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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