Chicago (ORD) to San Jose (SJC)
Flight time
≈ 4h 27m
Bearing
271° W
Chicago (ORD) to San Jose (SJC) is 1,825 miles (2,937 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies ORD–SJC
Filed traffic dataIn July 2026, United Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop ORD–SJC; the Airbus A319 was the most common aircraft at 95% of departures; flights ran 89% full.
Departures
57
July 2026
Seats
7,304
both directions
Passengers
6,521
both directions
Load factor
89.3%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies ORD–SJC?
United Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop ORD–SJC in July 2026 (57 departures).
- UA
57 departures · 7,304 seats
Share of departures100.0%89.3%
Load
What plane flies ORD–SJC?
In July 2026, the Airbus A319 flew 95% of ORD–SJC departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Airbus A319
54 departures · 89.3% load
94.7% - Airbus A320
2 departures · 83.7% load
3.5% - Airbus A321neo
1 departures · 98.5% load
1.8%
How has ORD–SJC traffic changed?
Nonstop ORD–SJC departures fell from 60 in August 2025 to 57 in July 2026.
Monthly nonstop ORD–SJC traffic, trailing 12 months through July 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
August 2025
60 departures · 8,177 passengers
86.9%
Load
September 2025
60 departures · 8,626 passengers
86.2%
Load
October 2025
63 departures · 8,637 passengers
86.8%
Load
November 2025
59 departures · 7,116 passengers
83.6%
Load
December 2025
26 departures · 3,850 passengers
84.1%
Load
January 2026
8 departures · 1,136 passengers
87.3%
Load
February 2026
29 departures · 1,925 passengers
37.9%
Load
March 2026
52 departures · 5,498 passengers
71.8%
Load
April 2026
61 departures · 6,923 passengers
81.1%
Load
May 2026
62 departures · 6,982 passengers
84.1%
Load
June 2026
58 departures · 6,429 passengers
85.7%
Load
July 2026
57 departures · 6,521 passengers
89.3%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
ORD → SJC
86.6% full
30 departures · 3,359 passengers
SJC → ORD
92.3% full
27 departures · 3,162 passengers
Nonstop ORD–SJC 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
San Jose
US
Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport
Coordinates
37.36°N, 121.93°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Chicago (ORD) from San Jose (SJC)?
ORD to SJC is 1,825 miles (2,937 km / 1,586 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from ORD to SJC?
A nonstop covers the 1,825-mile great-circle distance in roughly 4h 27m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies ORD–SJC?
In July 2026, the Airbus A319 flew the largest share of departures (94.7%), followed by the Airbus A320 (3.5%).
What mileage do I earn flying ORD–SJC?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,825-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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