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 May 2026, Contour Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop ORD–OWB; the Embraer ERJ-145 was the most common aircraft at 67% of departures; flights ran 66% full.
Departures
63
May 2026
Seats
1,890
both directions
Passengers
1,241
both directions
Load factor
65.7%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies ORD–OWB?
Contour Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop ORD–OWB in May 2026 (63 departures).
- LF
Contour Airlines
63 departures · 1,890 seats
Share of departures100.0%65.7%
Load
What plane flies ORD–OWB?
In May 2026, the Embraer ERJ-145 flew 67% of ORD–OWB departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Embraer ERJ-145
42 departures · 67.1% load
66.7% - Bombardier Challenger 604
11 departures · 68.8% load
17.5% - Embraer ERJ-135
8 departures · 53.3% load
12.7% - Embraer ERJ-140
2 departures · 66.7% load
3.2%
How has ORD–OWB traffic changed?
Nonstop ORD–OWB departures fell from 104 in June 2025 to 63 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop ORD–OWB traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
104 departures · 1,670 passengers
59.4%
Load
July 2025
108 departures · 1,801 passengers
56.1%
Load
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
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
ORD → OWB
64.9% full
32 departures · 623 passengers
OWB → ORD
66.5% full
31 departures · 618 passengers
Nonstop ORD–OWB 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
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 May 2026, the Embraer ERJ-145 flew the largest share of departures (66.7%), followed by the Bombardier Challenger 604 (17.5%).
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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