Gwinn (MQT) to Chicago (ORD)
Flight time
≈ 1h 24m
Bearing
185° S
Gwinn (MQT) to Chicago (ORD) is 303 miles (488 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies MQT–ORD
Filed traffic dataIn July 2026, Envoy Air was the only carrier flying nonstop MQT–ORD; the Embraer E170 was the most common aircraft at 83% of departures; flights ran 84% full.
Departures
117
July 2026
Seats
7,825
both directions
Passengers
6,576
both directions
Load factor
84.0%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies MQT–ORD?
Envoy Air was the only carrier to fly nonstop MQT–ORD in July 2026 (117 departures).
- MQ
117 departures · 7,825 seats
Share of departures100.0%84.0%
Load
What plane flies MQT–ORD?
In July 2026, the Embraer E170 flew 83% of MQT–ORD departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Embraer E170
97 departures · 85.8% load
82.9% - Embraer E175
20 departures · 76.9% load
17.1%
How has MQT–ORD traffic changed?
Nonstop MQT–ORD departures fell from 166 in August 2025 to 117 in July 2026.
Monthly nonstop MQT–ORD traffic, trailing 12 months through July 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
August 2025
166 departures · 9,000 passengers
73.6%
Load
September 2025
124 departures · 6,569 passengers
70.6%
Load
October 2025
122 departures · 5,930 passengers
72.3%
Load
November 2025
110 departures · 4,300 passengers
59.0%
Load
December 2025
103 departures · 4,273 passengers
62.7%
Load
January 2026
71 departures · 3,554 passengers
76.6%
Load
February 2026
88 departures · 4,594 passengers
78.8%
Load
March 2026
104 departures · 5,131 passengers
74.1%
Load
April 2026
141 departures · 6,312 passengers
66.9%
Load
May 2026
149 departures · 6,649 passengers
67.3%
Load
June 2026
115 departures · 6,215 passengers
82.6%
Load
July 2026
117 departures · 6,576 passengers
84.0%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
MQT → ORD
83.8% full
59 departures · 3,306 passengers
ORD → MQT
84.3% full
58 departures · 3,270 passengers
Nonstop MQT–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).
The airports
Gwinn
US
Marquette/Sawyer International Airport
Coordinates
46.35°N, 87.40°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Gwinn (MQT) from Chicago (ORD)?
MQT to ORD is 303 miles (488 km / 263 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from MQT to ORD?
A nonstop covers the 303-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 24m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies MQT–ORD?
In July 2026, the Embraer E170 flew the largest share of departures (82.9%), followed by the Embraer E175 (17.1%).
What mileage do I earn flying MQT–ORD?
Distance-based programs credit off the 303-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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