Chicago (ORD) to Owensboro (OWB)
Flight time
≈ 1h 23m
Bearing
172° S
Chicago (ORD) to Owensboro (OWB) is 295 miles (475 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies ORD–OWB
Filed traffic dataIn July 2026, Contour Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop ORD–OWB; the Bombardier Challenger 604 was the most common aircraft at 87% of departures; flights ran 61% full.
Departures
62
July 2026
Seats
1,720
both directions
Passengers
1,044
both directions
Load factor
60.7%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies ORD–OWB?
Contour Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop ORD–OWB in July 2026 (62 departures).
- LF
Contour Airlines
62 departures · 1,720 seats
Share of departures100.0%60.7%
Load
What plane flies ORD–OWB?
In July 2026, the Bombardier Challenger 604 flew 87% of ORD–OWB departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Bombardier Challenger 604
54 departures · 60.2% load
87.1% - Embraer ERJ-140
7 departures · 61.4% load
11.3% - Embraer ERJ-145
1 departures · 80.0% load
1.6%
How has ORD–OWB traffic changed?
Nonstop ORD–OWB departures fell from 108 in August 2025 to 62 in July 2026.
Monthly nonstop ORD–OWB traffic, trailing 12 months through July 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
August 2025
108 departures · 1,671 passengers
52.9%
Load
September 2025
106 departures · 1,538 passengers
49.7%
Load
October 2025
109 departures · 1,646 passengers
52.8%
Load
November 2025
94 departures · 1,272 passengers
52.1%
Load
December 2025
103 departures · 1,545 passengers
54.7%
Load
January 2026
88 departures · 918 passengers
36.7%
Load
February 2026
91 departures · 1,088 passengers
40.5%
Load
March 2026
62 departures · 998 passengers
54.9%
Load
April 2026
60 departures · 1,016 passengers
56.4%
Load
May 2026
63 departures · 1,241 passengers
65.7%
Load
June 2026
61 departures · 1,139 passengers
63.2%
Load
July 2026
62 departures · 1,044 passengers
60.7%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
ORD → OWB
62.1% full
32 departures · 553 passengers
OWB → ORD
59.2% full
30 departures · 491 passengers
Nonstop ORD–OWB 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
Owensboro
US
Owensboro Daviess County Airport
Coordinates
37.74°N, 87.17°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Chicago (ORD) from Owensboro (OWB)?
ORD to OWB is 295 miles (475 km / 257 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from ORD to OWB?
A nonstop covers the 295-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 23m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies ORD–OWB?
In July 2026, the Bombardier Challenger 604 flew the largest share of departures (87.1%), followed by the Embraer ERJ-140 (11.3%).
What mileage do I earn flying ORD–OWB?
Distance-based programs credit off the 295-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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