Chicago (ORD) to Peoria (PIA)
Flight time
≈ 1h 04m
Bearing
226° SW
Chicago (ORD) to Peoria (PIA) is 130 miles (209 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies ORD–PIA
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, SkyWest Airlines operated the most departures, one of 3 carriers flying nonstop ORD–PIA; the Bombardier CRJ-200 was the most common aircraft at 58% of departures; flights ran 61% full.
Departures
556
April 2026
Seats
31,142
both directions
Passengers
19,014
both directions
Load factor
61.1%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies ORD–PIA?
SkyWest Airlines operated the most nonstop ORD–PIA departures in April 2026 (377), one of 3 carriers on the route.
- OO
SkyWest Airlines
377 departures · 18,876 seats
Share of departures67.8%64.8%
Load
- MQ
Envoy Air
172 departures · 11,916 seats
Share of departures30.9%54.9%
Load
- G7
GoJet Airlines
7 departures · 350 seats
Share of departures1.3%68.6%
Load
What plane flies ORD–PIA?
In April 2026, the Bombardier CRJ-200 flew 58% of ORD–PIA departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Bombardier CRJ-200
322 departures · 65.2% load
57.9% - Embraer E170
105 departures · 57.5% load
18.9% - Embraer E175
68 departures · 51.9% load
12.2% - Bombardier CRJ-550
61 departures · 62.5% load
11.0%
How has ORD–PIA traffic changed?
Nonstop ORD–PIA departures rose from 438 in May 2025 to 556 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop ORD–PIA traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
438 departures · 19,515 passengers
75.7%
Load
June 2025
423 departures · 20,717 passengers
78.1%
Load
July 2025
428 departures · 19,863 passengers
81.6%
Load
August 2025
447 departures · 18,823 passengers
72.4%
Load
September 2025
461 departures · 19,210 passengers
73.9%
Load
October 2025
481 departures · 19,695 passengers
73.5%
Load
November 2025
403 departures · 14,713 passengers
65.2%
Load
December 2025
410 departures · 15,563 passengers
68.1%
Load
January 2026
417 departures · 14,990 passengers
65.1%
Load
February 2026
433 departures · 16,098 passengers
66.8%
Load
March 2026
495 departures · 19,080 passengers
69.3%
Load
April 2026
556 departures · 19,014 passengers
61.1%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
PIA → ORD
61.1% full
282 departures · 9,661 passengers
ORD → PIA
61.0% full
274 departures · 9,353 passengers
Nonstop ORD–PIA 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.
The airports
Peoria
US
General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport
Coordinates
40.66°N, 89.69°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Chicago (ORD) from Peoria (PIA)?
ORD to PIA is 130 miles (209 km / 113 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from ORD to PIA?
A nonstop covers the 130-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 04m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies ORD–PIA?
In April 2026, the Bombardier CRJ-200 flew the largest share of departures (57.9%), followed by the Embraer E170 (18.9%).
What mileage do I earn flying ORD–PIA?
Distance-based programs credit off the 130-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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