Kansas City (MCI) to Chicago (ORD)
Flight time
≈ 1h 36m
Bearing
60° NE
Kansas City (MCI) to Chicago (ORD) is 402 miles (647 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies MCI–ORD
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, United Airlines operated the most departures, one of 7 carriers flying nonstop MCI–ORD; the Embraer E175 was the most common aircraft at 35% of departures; flights ran 77% full.
Departures
799
April 2026
Seats
83,215
both directions
Passengers
64,058
both directions
Load factor
77.0%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies MCI–ORD?
United Airlines operated the most nonstop MCI–ORD departures in April 2026 (271), one of 7 carriers on the route.
- UA
United Airlines
271 departures · 41,952 seats
Share of departures33.9%73.9%
Load
- MQ
Envoy Air
226 departures · 15,790 seats
Share of departures28.3%77.4%
Load
- OO
SkyWest Airlines
116 departures · 8,600 seats
Share of departures14.5%84.1%
Load
- YX
Republic Airways
81 departures · 6,156 seats
Share of departures10.1%84.8%
Load
- AA
American Airlines
55 departures · 7,358 seats
Share of departures6.9%74.3%
Load
- OH
PSA Airlines
49 departures · 3,184 seats
Share of departures6.1%88.9%
Load
- WN
Southwest Airlines
1 departures · 175 seats
Share of departures0.1%48.6%
Load
What plane flies MCI–ORD?
In April 2026, the Embraer E175 flew 35% of MCI–ORD departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Embraer E175
282 departures · 82.0% load
35.3% - Airbus A320
154 departures · 77.3% load
19.3% - Embraer E170
126 departures · 78.7% load
15.8% - Boeing 737-800
66 departures · 73.6% load
8.3% - Bombardier CRJ-700
63 departures · 85.5% load
7.9% - Airbus A319
56 departures · 73.9% load
7.0% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
23 departures · 62.4% load
2.9% - Boeing 737-700
12 departures · 63.7% load
1.5% - Boeing 737-900ER
7 departures · 61.1% load
0.9% - Boeing 737 MAX 9
5 departures · 55.0% load
0.6% - Airbus A321
3 departures · 97.5% load
0.4% - Airbus A321neo
1 departures · 85.5% load
0.1% - Bombardier CRJ-550
1 departures · 0.0% load
0.1%
How has MCI–ORD traffic changed?
Nonstop MCI–ORD departures rose from 714 in May 2025 to 799 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop MCI–ORD traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
714 departures · 64,170 passengers
87.9%
Load
June 2025
687 departures · 69,851 passengers
87.9%
Load
July 2025
667 departures · 71,451 passengers
85.9%
Load
August 2025
630 departures · 61,947 passengers
84.4%
Load
September 2025
602 departures · 59,878 passengers
86.2%
Load
October 2025
701 departures · 65,506 passengers
85.0%
Load
November 2025
668 departures · 54,462 passengers
74.2%
Load
December 2025
614 departures · 52,367 passengers
82.6%
Load
January 2026
545 departures · 41,700 passengers
74.0%
Load
February 2026
667 departures · 47,826 passengers
75.7%
Load
March 2026
708 departures · 55,422 passengers
80.9%
Load
April 2026
799 departures · 64,058 passengers
77.0%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
MCI → ORD
77.6% full
402 departures · 32,756 passengers
ORD → MCI
76.3% full
397 departures · 31,302 passengers
Nonstop MCI–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 Kansas City (MCI) from Chicago (ORD)?
MCI to ORD is 402 miles (647 km / 349 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from MCI to ORD?
A nonstop covers the 402-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 36m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies MCI–ORD?
In April 2026, the Embraer E175 flew the largest share of departures (35.3%), followed by the Airbus A320 (19.3%).
What mileage do I earn flying MCI–ORD?
Distance-based programs credit off the 402-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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