Chicago (ORD) to South Bend (SBN)
Flight time
≈ 0h 58m
Bearing
102° E
Chicago (ORD) to South Bend (SBN) is 84 miles (135 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies ORD–SBN
Filed traffic dataIn July 2026, SkyWest Airlines operated the most departures, one of 3 carriers flying nonstop ORD–SBN; the Bombardier CRJ-200 was the most common aircraft at 69% of departures; flights ran 71% full.
Departures
443
July 2026
Seats
22,543
both directions
Passengers
16,084
both directions
Load factor
71.4%
seat-miles filled
Who flies ORD–SBN?
SkyWest Airlines operated the most nonstop ORD–SBN departures in July 2026 (440), one of 3 carriers on the route.
- OO
440 departures · 22,341 seats
Share of departures99.3%71.5%
Load
- YX
2 departures · 152 seats
Share of departures0.5%47.4%
Load
- G7
1 departures · 50 seats
Share of departures0.2%100.0%
Load
What plane flies ORD–SBN?
In July 2026, the Bombardier CRJ-200 flew 69% of ORD–SBN departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Bombardier CRJ-200
304 departures · 76.6% load
68.6% - Bombardier CRJ-550
120 departures · 69.2% load
27.1% - Embraer E175
11 departures · 27.3% load
2.5% - Bombardier CRJ-700
7 departures · 0.0% load
1.6% - Bombardier CRJ-900
1 departures · 92.1% load
0.2%
How has ORD–SBN traffic changed?
Nonstop ORD–SBN departures rose from 368 in August 2025 to 443 in July 2026.
Monthly nonstop ORD–SBN traffic, trailing 12 months through July 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
August 2025
368 departures · 15,343 passengers
82.9%
Load
September 2025
415 departures · 17,932 passengers
78.6%
Load
October 2025
490 departures · 19,533 passengers
74.8%
Load
November 2025
436 departures · 15,930 passengers
69.9%
Load
December 2025
476 departures · 16,154 passengers
65.4%
Load
January 2026
483 departures · 15,361 passengers
62.9%
Load
February 2026
452 departures · 16,160 passengers
70.6%
Load
March 2026
464 departures · 16,934 passengers
72.4%
Load
April 2026
462 departures · 16,809 passengers
72.7%
Load
May 2026
519 departures · 19,102 passengers
73.1%
Load
June 2026
416 departures · 15,837 passengers
75.2%
Load
July 2026
443 departures · 16,084 passengers
71.4%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
SBN → ORD
68.4% full
231 departures · 8,087 passengers
ORD → SBN
74.7% full
212 departures · 7,997 passengers
Nonstop ORD–SBN 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). Load factor is RPM ÷ ASM (revenue passenger-miles ÷ available seat-miles).
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Frequently asked
How far is Chicago (ORD) from South Bend (SBN)?
ORD to SBN is 84 miles (135 km / 73 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from ORD to SBN?
A nonstop covers the 84-mile great-circle distance in roughly 0h 58m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies ORD–SBN?
In July 2026, the Bombardier CRJ-200 flew the largest share of departures (68.6%), followed by the Bombardier CRJ-550 (27.1%).
What mileage do I earn flying ORD–SBN?
Distance-based programs credit off the 84-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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