Chicago (ORD) to Santa Fe (SAF)
Flight time
≈ 2h 56m
Bearing
252° W
Chicago (ORD) to Santa Fe (SAF) is 1,070 miles (1,723 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies ORD–SAF
Filed traffic dataIn April 2026, SkyWest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop ORD–SAF; the Bombardier CRJ-700 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 91% full.
Departures
11
April 2026
Seats
715
both directions
Passengers
653
both directions
Load factor
91.3%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies ORD–SAF?
SkyWest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop ORD–SAF in April 2026 (11 departures).
- OO
11 departures · 715 seats
Share of departures100.0%91.3%
Load
What plane flies ORD–SAF?
In April 2026, the Bombardier CRJ-700 flew 100% of ORD–SAF departures.
- Bombardier CRJ-700
11 departures · 91.3% load
100.0%
How has ORD–SAF traffic changed?
Nonstop ORD–SAF departures rose from 1 in October 2025 to 11 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop ORD–SAF traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
October 2025
1 departures · 0 passengers
0.0%
Load
November 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
December 2025
28 departures · 1,544 passengers
84.8%
Load
January 2026
10 departures · 592 passengers
91.1%
Load
February 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
March 2026
45 departures · 2,390 passengers
81.7%
Load
April 2026
11 departures · 653 passengers
91.3%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
ORD → SAF
88.7% full
6 departures · 346 passengers
SAF → ORD
94.5% full
5 departures · 307 passengers
Nonstop ORD–SAF traffic has been filed 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).
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Frequently asked
How far is Chicago (ORD) from Santa Fe (SAF)?
ORD to SAF is 1,070 miles (1,723 km / 930 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from ORD to SAF?
A nonstop covers the 1,070-mile great-circle distance in roughly 2h 56m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies ORD–SAF?
In April 2026, the Bombardier CRJ-700 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying ORD–SAF?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,070-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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