Chicago (ORD) to Salt Lake City (SLC)
Flight time
≈ 3h 18m
Bearing
274° W
Chicago (ORD) to Salt Lake City (SLC) is 1,247 miles (2,006 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies ORD–SLC
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, United Airlines operated the most departures, one of 4 carriers flying nonstop ORD–SLC; the Boeing 737-800 was the most common aircraft at 37% of departures; flights ran 74% full.
Departures
523
April 2026
Seats
81,578
both directions
Passengers
60,473
both directions
Load factor
74.1%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies ORD–SLC?
United Airlines operated the most nonstop ORD–SLC departures in April 2026 (176), one of 4 carriers on the route.
- UA
United Airlines
176 departures · 26,623 seats
Share of departures33.7%75.9%
Load
- AA
American Airlines
171 departures · 28,884 seats
Share of departures32.7%70.4%
Load
- DL
Delta Air Lines
168 departures · 25,563 seats
Share of departures32.1%77.4%
Load
- OO
SkyWest Airlines
8 departures · 508 seats
Share of departures1.5%27.8%
Load
What plane flies ORD–SLC?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-800 flew 37% of ORD–SLC departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737-800
195 departures · 72.9% load
37.3% - Airbus A220-300
73 departures · 78.5% load
14.0% - Airbus A320
59 departures · 79.1% load
11.3% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
59 departures · 69.3% load
11.3% - Airbus A319
53 departures · 78.8% load
10.1% - Boeing 737-900ER
51 departures · 73.8% load
9.8% - Airbus A321neo
12 departures · 70.5% load
2.3% - Boeing 737-700
8 departures · 81.3% load
1.5% - Embraer E175
3 departures · 61.8% load
0.6% - Airbus A220-100
3 departures · 83.2% load
0.6% - Bombardier CRJ-550
3 departures · 0.0% load
0.6% - Bombardier CRJ-700
2 departures · 0.0% load
0.4% - Boeing 737 MAX 9
1 departures · 84.9% load
0.2% - Boeing 757-200
1 departures · 0.0% load
0.2%
How has ORD–SLC traffic changed?
Nonstop ORD–SLC departures fell from 544 in May 2025 to 523 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop ORD–SLC traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
544 departures · 61,432 passengers
86.7%
Load
June 2025
534 departures · 67,334 passengers
88.2%
Load
July 2025
540 departures · 68,067 passengers
86.5%
Load
August 2025
508 departures · 66,717 passengers
87.0%
Load
September 2025
491 departures · 65,844 passengers
89.0%
Load
October 2025
534 departures · 67,479 passengers
85.8%
Load
November 2025
475 departures · 48,361 passengers
75.6%
Load
December 2025
491 departures · 54,689 passengers
77.6%
Load
January 2026
474 departures · 51,308 passengers
74.4%
Load
February 2026
566 departures · 62,658 passengers
72.8%
Load
March 2026
622 departures · 71,200 passengers
77.3%
Load
April 2026
523 departures · 60,473 passengers
74.1%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
ORD → SLC
72.2% full
265 departures · 29,762 passengers
SLC → ORD
76.1% full
258 departures · 30,711 passengers
Nonstop ORD–SLC 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.
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Frequently asked
How far is Chicago (ORD) from Salt Lake City (SLC)?
ORD to SLC is 1,247 miles (2,006 km / 1,083 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from ORD to SLC?
A nonstop covers the 1,247-mile great-circle distance in roughly 3h 18m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies ORD–SLC?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-800 flew the largest share of departures (37.3%), followed by the Airbus A220-300 (14.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying ORD–SLC?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,247-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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