Manchester (MHT) to Chicago (ORD)
Flight time
≈ 2h 29m
Bearing
271° W
Manchester (MHT) to Chicago (ORD) is 841 miles (1,353 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies MHT–ORD
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Envoy Air was the only carrier flying nonstop MHT–ORD; the Embraer E170 was the most common aircraft at 62% of departures; flights ran 67% full.
Departures
141
April 2026
Seats
9,758
both directions
Passengers
6,526
both directions
Load factor
66.9%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies MHT–ORD?
Envoy Air was the only carrier to fly nonstop MHT–ORD in April 2026 (141 departures).
- MQ
Envoy Air
141 departures · 9,758 seats
Share of departures100.0%66.9%
Load
What plane flies MHT–ORD?
In April 2026, the Embraer E170 flew 62% of MHT–ORD departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Embraer E170
87 departures · 67.6% load
61.7% - Embraer E175
54 departures · 65.9% load
38.3%
How has MHT–ORD traffic changed?
Nonstop MHT–ORD departures rose from 106 in May 2025 to 141 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop MHT–ORD traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
106 departures · 5,678 passengers
82.2%
Load
June 2025
144 departures · 7,919 passengers
84.0%
Load
July 2025
145 departures · 8,115 passengers
85.0%
Load
August 2025
156 departures · 9,017 passengers
88.2%
Load
September 2025
172 departures · 9,711 passengers
82.2%
Load
October 2025
172 departures · 9,411 passengers
82.8%
Load
November 2025
3 departures · 114 passengers
58.5%
Load
December 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
January 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
February 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
March 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
April 2026
141 departures · 6,526 passengers
66.9%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
ORD → MHT
62.5% full
71 departures · 3,068 passengers
MHT → ORD
71.3% full
70 departures · 3,458 passengers
Nonstop MHT–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 Manchester (MHT) from Chicago (ORD)?
MHT to ORD is 841 miles (1,353 km / 731 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from MHT to ORD?
A nonstop covers the 841-mile great-circle distance in roughly 2h 29m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies MHT–ORD?
In April 2026, the Embraer E170 flew the largest share of departures (61.7%), followed by the Embraer E175 (38.3%).
What mileage do I earn flying MHT–ORD?
Distance-based programs credit off the 841-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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