Chicago (ORD) to Fort Leonard Wood (TBN)
Flight time
≈ 1h 32m
Bearing
219° SW
Chicago (ORD) to Fort Leonard Wood (TBN) is 369 miles (594 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies ORD–TBN
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, Contour Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop ORD–TBN; the Bombardier Challenger 604 was the most common aircraft at 70% of departures; flights ran 64% full.
Departures
44
May 2026
Seats
1,267
both directions
Passengers
810
both directions
Load factor
63.9%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies ORD–TBN?
Contour Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop ORD–TBN in May 2026 (44 departures).
- LF
Contour Airlines
44 departures · 1,267 seats
Share of departures100.0%63.9%
Load
What plane flies ORD–TBN?
In May 2026, the Bombardier Challenger 604 flew 70% of ORD–TBN departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Bombardier Challenger 604
31 departures · 65.0% load
70.5% - Embraer ERJ-145
10 departures · 57.3% load
22.7% - Embraer ERJ-135
3 departures · 75.6% load
6.8%
How has ORD–TBN traffic changed?
Nonstop ORD–TBN departures held steady at about 44 a month between June 2025 and May 2026.
Monthly nonstop ORD–TBN traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
44 departures · 765 passengers
58.0%
Load
July 2025
44 departures · 790 passengers
59.9%
Load
August 2025
44 departures · 728 passengers
55.7%
Load
September 2025
42 departures · 794 passengers
63.7%
Load
October 2025
46 departures · 778 passengers
56.4%
Load
November 2025
40 departures · 638 passengers
53.2%
Load
December 2025
39 departures · 716 passengers
64.3%
Load
January 2026
38 departures · 771 passengers
67.6%
Load
February 2026
40 departures · 623 passengers
51.9%
Load
March 2026
37 departures · 559 passengers
50.4%
Load
April 2026
42 departures · 669 passengers
53.6%
Load
May 2026
44 departures · 810 passengers
63.9%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
ORD → TBN
63.9% full
22 departures · 404 passengers
TBN → ORD
63.9% full
22 departures · 406 passengers
Nonstop ORD–TBN traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through May 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
The airports
Fort Leonard Wood
US
Waynesville-St. Robert Regional Airport-Forney Field
Coordinates
37.74°N, 92.14°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Chicago (ORD) from Fort Leonard Wood (TBN)?
ORD to TBN is 369 miles (594 km / 321 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from ORD to TBN?
A nonstop covers the 369-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 32m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies ORD–TBN?
In May 2026, the Bombardier Challenger 604 flew the largest share of departures (70.5%), followed by the Embraer ERJ-145 (22.7%).
What mileage do I earn flying ORD–TBN?
Distance-based programs credit off the 369-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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